Fight David Tua W SD 10 (10) Cisse Salif

Former world heavyweight title challenger David Tua shook the cobwebs in his second fight back after a long layoff, going to what was scored as a 10 round split decision to sparring partner to the stars Cisse Salif in the main event of Cedric Kushner's PPV event from Hollywood, Florida Friday.The unambitious Salif did not deserve to be adjudged the winner on the third card (96-94) but the 'Tuaman' was far from impressive either. read more ...

The fighters were mostly in "good behavior mode" at Wednesday's press conference for "Rumble at the Rock" featuring David Tua vs Cisse Salif on Friday night. Tua (43-3-1, 25 KOs) and Salif (17-4-2, 16 KOs) were very respectful toward each other and simply said they're looking forward to the fight. Tua appeared to be in very good condition. read more ...

On Saturday night, heavyweights Samuel Peter and Wladimir Klitschko fought in the main event on HBO's "Boxing after Dark." Earlier in the day at Caesars Palace in Atlantic City, promoter Bob Arum held a press conference to promote the upcoming title fight between Wladimir's brother, Vitali and former champion Hasim Rahman. And in between all of this promoter Cedric Kushner announced his second pay-per-view card read more ...