TUA DEFENDS AGAINST FORMER CHAMPION
David Tua 40-3 35 kos will defend his
North American Heavyweight Title against former
two time World Champion, Michael Moorer 43-2-1
34 kos.
This 12 round Championship Fight is scheduled
for Saturday August 17 and will be shown live
on the HBO Television Network.
The fight location will be announced in a matter
of days once site fee negotiations are completed.
This is the 29 year old Tuas first defence
of his NABF Championship.
The title he won back on April 13,stopping the
previously undefeated, Fres Oquendo in round
9.
With that win, Tua, moved back into the top
10 rankings with all the major sanctioning bodies.
David Tua is currently ranked # 3 IBF, #7WBC,
# 10 WBA and #4 WBO.
Michael Moorer, the 35 year old southpaw, brings
excellent credentials into this fight.
He has lost only twice in 46 professional fights,
and is a former two time Heavyweight Champion
of the World.
Moorer, won his first title in April 1994, by
out pointing Evander Holyfield to win the IBF
and WBA Belts.
Then in June 1996 he beat the German Axel Schulz
to recapture the IBF Championship.
Moorer then retired in 1998 before staging a
comeback in November 2000. He has since won
5 times, 4 by knockout.
Tua returns to his Las Vegas training camp
on Sunday June 23 to start an 8 week camp in
preparation for the Moorer fight.
MOORERS BIO
MOORER VS TUA ON AUGUST 17
"The winner of this fight will have a big
fight down the line," said boxing advisor
Lou DiBella to Fightnews announcing two-time
heavyweight champ Michael Moorer (43-2-1, 34
KOs) and David Tua (40-3, 35 KOs) will face
off August 17 on the HBO series 'Boxing After
Dark.'
"These are two of the most interesting
fighters in boxing. Moorer's left hand is devastating.
He is capable of beating anyone in the division.
Tua is the biggest puncher in division, including
Mike Tyson," observed DiBella. Xavier James,
VP of HBO Sports Programming, agreed: "The
winner takes the next step. The victor could
fight the winner of Wladimir Klitschko-Ray Mercer
or fight for the title against the winner of
John Ruiz and Kirk Johnson." You can see
HBO is strategizing their heavyweight game plan.
The Lennox Lewis win over Mike Tyson has given
HBO the upper hand on Showtime. On HBO this
summer, the Klitschko-Mercer and Ruiz-Johnson
fights showcase the best of the division in
two title fights. Another big name, former champ
and highly ranked Evander Holyfield, has no
allegiance to either network. "The Real
Deal" wants the belt again. Period. His
fight with Hasim Rahman was on HBO.
So far Showtime's only heavyweight fight of
a top contender this summer will be the July
17th matchup of #9 IBF, #11 WBC, and #11 WBO
Clifford Etienne against Francois Botha. Coincidentally,
the unranked Botha has been knocked out by Klitschko,
Lewis and Moorer. On the Moorer-Tua undercard,
IBF lightweight champ Paul Spadafora will defend
his title against #4 WBC/#2 WBA challenger Stefano
Zoff on the undercard
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