The rocky road of negotiations between the camps of WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev and mandatory challenger Samuel Peter is near its end. Boxingtalk.com has been informed that both fighters have inked their bout agreement and the fight will be official when Don King Productions formally secures Madison Square Garden as the venue for the October 6 bout, expected to take place on Showtime Championship Boxing. King has been in New York since Monday, and held a press conference for Showtime's September 8, Vargas-Mayorga PPV, so expect the official announcement to follow shortly. Remember where you heard it first! (12:04 PM EST)