According to several outlets in New Zealand, heavyweight contender David Tua (51-3, 43KOs) is close to a deal to fight Monte Barrett (34-9, 20KOs) in Brazil on June 26. Barrett is 0-3 in his last three ring outings. Two of the losses were by knockout to Odlanier Solis and David Haye read more ...

Longtime heavyweight contender David Tua (50-3-1, 43 KOs) weighed in at 239.75 pounds for his clash against Friday Ahunanya (24-5-1, 13 KOs) on Wednesday night at Trusts Stadium in Auckland New Zealand. Ahunanya scaled in at 229.5 pounds. It’s the 37-year-old Tua’s first fight since demolishing fellow New Zealander Shane Cameron in two rounds last October an all-Kiwi super fight read more ...

David Tua seems set to keep fighting in New Zealand - and could be in action again before Christmas. As Shane Cameron headed to hospital for observation after his second-round knockout by Tua, the winner's camp were contemplating international bouts against leading heavyweight contenders read more ...

After several years of trash talk and multiple postponements, the New Zealand "fight of the century" was held at the Mystery Creek Events Centre. In his first fight in over two years, heavyweight David Tua (50-3, 43KOs) returned to the ring and crushed his hometown rival Shane Cameron (23-2, 20KOs) in two rounds read more ...

New Zealand heavyweights David Tua (53-3, 49KOs) and Shane Cameron (24-1, 20KOs) have officially weighed in for their Saturday showdown at the Mystery Creek Events Centre in Hamilton, New Zealand. In what will be his first fight in over two years, Tua tipped the scales at 237.7. He was rumored to have been close to 300 pounds prior to entering training camp and surprised a lot of people with his weigh-in number read more ...

After they denied any issues with the right hand of Shane Cameron, it was revealed today by [Cameron's manager] Ken Reinsfield and Ian Fraser, spokesman for promoter Duco - that three fractures where found in Cameron's hand and surgery was required. They hope to schedule the surgery for the end of this month. Cameron suffered the injury during his training camp for a tuneup bout with Robert Davis in Gisborne read more ...

After months of negotiations, distracions and arguments, both fighters have agreed upon to what may be the biggest fight in the history of New Zealand boxing. Heavyweights rivals David Tua (49-3, 42KOs) and Shane Cameron (22-1, 19KOs) will battle on June 6, with each receiving $500,000 dollars. Cameron has to first get past Leo Nolan on March 7 in Gisborne read more ...