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TUA DEFENDS AGAINST FORMER CHAMPION
David Tua 40-3 35 ko’s will defend his North American Heavyweight Title against former two time World Champion, Michael Moorer 43-2-1 34 ko’s.

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 Tua’s 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

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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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