David Tua Plans New Zealand Return Before 2010
By Mark Vester
Heavyweight David Tua is planning to return for another fight in New Zealand before the year is out. Tua's promoter Cedric Kushner told reporters that his fighter will continue to fight in New Zealand for the moment. Tua returned to action on Saturday after a two year layoff to destroy hometown rival Shane Cameron in two brutal rounds. The end came so quick that even Tua was surprised.
"I wasn't expecting that but we prepared well and I trained really hard - for anything. I knew he would either come out fighting or moving but I was ready for either," Tua told the New Zealand Herald.
Tua did have Cameron nearly gone in the first round. He was surprised when the ref didn't stop the fight and called time to prevent Tua from finishing Cameron off with a few seconds left. It was later revealed that the bell was the reason. For some reason tha ref thought he heard the bell a few seconds before it actually sounded off and called time to get verification from officials at ringside.
"I was shocked about that," Tua said. "But I am not going to make something out of that. I came out in the second round and did what I had to do."
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