By Jake Donovan - Shane Cameron scored the biggest win of his career with a frightening 4th round knockout of Monte Barrett on Thursday in his hometown of Auckland, New Zealand. A right hand put Barrett down and out early the fourth round of their scheduled 12-round heavyweight main event.
A confident Monte Barrett takes a 2kg advantage into tomorrow night's heavyweight fight against Shane Cameron. At this afternoon's weigh-in, Cameron tipped the scales at 97.4kg [214.7-pounds] while a formidable-looking Barrett was 99.3kg [218.9-pounds]. When Cameron dabbled in the obligatory pre-bout smack-talk, Barrett replied simply with "F*** Shane Cameron".
David Haye is an optimist, a boxer who subscribes to the philosophy of cometh the hour, cometh the man. The renowned former British heavyweight champion reckons it is now or never for Shane Cameron. And rightly so. Seven hostile London-based sparring sessions gave Haye an insight into Cameron's burning motivation to exorcise his David Tua-inflicted demons. Haye dished out punishing blows, accompanied by some pertinent advice, and was impressed by Cameron's retaliation. "No-one was knocked down but it was no-holds-barred sparring," Haye told the Sunday-Star Times from London. "It was guns blazing from the first day. That's exactly what we wanted and exactly what Shane needed. We did some great rounds. It was mutually beneficial, him travelling halfway across the world."
Heavyweight contender Monte Barrett (35-9-2, 20KOs) is not worried about his upcoming opponent, Shane Cameron (28-2, 21KOs), becoming a sparring partner for former heavyweight champion David Haye, who faces Dereck Chisora on July 14th. In 2008, Haye stopped Barrett in five rounds.
American boxer Monte Barrett landed some sharp verbal shots on Shane Cameron in advance of the Kiwi fighter's return to the heavyweight division, claiming he would rather fight David Tua.
Boxer Shane Cameron will step back up into the heavyweight ranks to fight American Monte Barrett in Auckland. Cameron, who dropped to cruiserweight two years ago in an attempt to get a shot at a world title in that division, will take on Barrett at the SkyCity Convention Centre on July 5.
BoxingScene.com has been informed by boxing advisor Greg Leon that the heavyweight collision between his fighter Monte "Two Gunz" Barrett (35-9-2), and Shane Cameron (28-2), has been moved to July 5th. It was originally scheduled for May 30th in Auckland, New Zealand.
Kiwi boxer Shane Cameron (28-2, 21KOs) is going to make the most of his May 30th bout against Monte Barrett (35-9-2, 20KOs), the man who defeated Cameron's countryman and rival David Tua. The heavyweight bout takes place in Auckland, New Zealand. Cameron wants to erase the taste of his 2009 two round knockout loss to Tua.
Kiwi boxer Shane Cameron will return to heavyweight boxing on May 30 against the man who felled David Tua – Monte Barrett.