David Tua

5243 KOs

50 KOs

2Draws

Last six: W-W-D-W-L-L

Career

division

Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

rounds

312

KO %

82.7%

KO wins

KO losses

career

1992–2013

debut

1992-12-01

last fight

2013-11-16

Profile

birth name

Mafaufau Sita

alias

Tuaman

sex

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 10″ / 178cm

reach

70″ / 178cm

nationality

Zealand

origin

Faleasiu, Samoa

city / state / zip

South Auckland, New

dob

1972-11-21

age

Latest news

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Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

Nov 16

Alexander Ustinov

28 1 0

L-UD

Claudelands Arena, Hamilton, New Zealand

vacant WBA Pan African heavyweight title

12 of 12 · 237 / 293 lbs

Judges: Charlie Lucas 120-108 | Carl Zappia 119-110 | Carrick Belton 119-110

Referee: Brad Vocale

Event →

Aug 13

Monte Barrett

34 9 2

L-UD

Telstra Clear Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand

WBO Asia Pacific heavyweight title; WBO Oriental heavyweight title

12 of 12 · 244 / 223 lbs

Judges: Robert Hoyle 115-112 | Mick Heafey 115-112 | Laurie Glozier 114-113

Referee: Brad Vocale

Event →

Mar 19

Demetrice King

15 19 0

W-UD

TelstraClear Pacific, Manukau City, New Zealand

10 of 10 · 249 / 275 lbs

Referee: Lance Revill

Event →

Jul 17

Monte Barrett

34 9 0

D-MDRAW

Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

WBO Asia Pacific heavyweight title; WBO Oriental heavyweight title

12 of 12 · 238 / 225 lbs

Judges: Joseph Pasquale 111-115 | Shafeeq Rashada 113-113 | Luis Rivera 113-113

Referee: Randy Neumann

Event →

Mar 31

Friday Ahunanya

24 5 3

W-UD

The Trusts Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand

WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Title

12 of 12 · 240 / 230 lbs

Referee: Garry Dean

Event →

Oct 3

Shane Cameron

23 1 0

W-KO

Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand

WBO Asia Pacific heavyweight title; WBO Oriental heavyweight title

2 of 12 · 238 / 228 lbs · 0:20

Judges: Robert Byrd 7-10 | Pinit Prayadsab 7-10 | Brad Vocale 7-10

Referee: Bruce McTavish

Event →

Sep 7

Cerrone Fox

8 5 0

W-TKO

Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA

2 of 10 · 234 / 220 lbs · 1:41

Judges: Gary Merritt | Bill Paige

Referee: Frank Garza

Event →

Aug 18

Saul Montana

48 14 0

W-KO

South Town Exhibition Center, Sandy, Utah, USA

1 of 10 · 238 / 242 lbs · 2:15

Judges: Lynn Moore | Chet Fullmer

Referee: Larry Fullmer

Event →

Feb 22

Robert Hawkins

21 6 0

W-UD

Roseland Ballroom, New York, New York, USA

10 of 10 · 241 / 241 lbs

Judges: Luis Rivera 91-99 | Melvina Lathan 94-96 | John McKaie 94-96

Referee: Danny Schiavone

Event →

Nov 3

Maurice Wheeler

10 8 1

W-KO

Roseland Ballroom, New York, New York, USA

7 of 10 · 250 / 245 lbs · 2:48

Referee: Randy Neumann

Event →

Jul 26

Edward Gutierrez

15 2 1

W-KO

Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, New York, USA

4 of 10 · 246 / 227 lbs · 2:59

Judges: George DeGabriel | Matt Ruggero

Referee: Mike Ortega

Event →

Oct 21

Cisse Salif

17 4 2

W-SD

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA

10 of 10 · 245 / 263 lbs

Referee: James Warring

Event →

Mar 31

Talmadge Griffis

22 5 3

W-TKO

Waitakere's Trusts Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand

10 of 10 · 251 / 207 lbs · 2:34

Judges: Geoff Belton | Robert Gibson

Referee: Lance Revill

Event →

Mar 29

Hasim Rahman

35 4 0

D-SDRAW

Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

IBF Heavyweight Title

12 of 12 · 246 / 259 lbs

Judges: Bobby Grasso 112-116 | Bill Clancy 116-112 | George Hill 114-114

Referee: Rudy Battle

Event →

Nov 30

Russell Chasteen

19 5 0

W-KO

Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

2 of 10 · 252 / 247 lbs · 1:41

Event →

Aug 17

Michael Moorer

43 2 1

W-KO

Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

1 of 10 · 243 / 224 lbs · 0:30

Judges: Steve Weisfeld | John Stewart | John Poturaj

Referee: Rudy Battle

Event →

Apr 13

Fres Oquendo

22 0 0

W-TKO

Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, USA

NABF Heavyweight Title

9 of 12 · 242 / 230 lbs · 1:54

Judges: Paul Artisst 70-63 | Bruce Foster 68-65 | Gary Wolfe 68-65

Referee: Dave Johnson

Event →

Dec 19

Garing Lane

20 27 2

W-TKO

Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California, USA

8 of 10 · 248 / 291 lbs · 2:35

Event →

Aug 18

Chris Byrd

33 2 0

L-UD

Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

USBA Heavyweight Title

12 of 12 · 233 / 215 lbs

Referee: Jay Nady

Event →

Mar 23

Danell Nicholson

39 3 0

W-KO

Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

6 of 12 · 247 / 223 lbs · 0:34

Judges: Carol Castellano | Duane Ford

Referee: Joe Cortez

Event →

Nov 11

Lennox Lewis

37 1 1

L-UD

Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

WBC Heavyweight Title

12 of 12 · 245 / 249 lbs

Referee: Joe Cortez

Event →

Jul 21

Robert Daniels

39 4 1

W-KO

Regent Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

USBA Heavyweight Title

3 of 12 · 244 / 219 lbs · 0:47

Judges: Carol Castellano | Duane Ford

Referee: Joe Cortez

Event →

Jun 3

Obed Sullivan

35 6 1

W-KO

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

USBA Heavyweight Title

1 of 12 · 253 / 252 lbs · 0:51

Judges: Chuck Giampa | Bill Graham

Referee: Joe Cortez

Event →

Oct 23

Shane Sutcliffe

22 8 1

W-TKO

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

2 of 10 · 238 / 227 lbs · 1:20

Referee: Jay Nady

Event →

Jul 17

Gary Bell

21 2 0

W-TKO

Caesars Tahoe, Circus Maximus Showroom, Stateline, Nevada, USA

USBA Heavyweight Title

1 of 12 · 237 / 224 lbs · 1:19

Judges: Carol Castellano | Keith MacDonald

Referee: Vic Drakulich

Event →

Dec 19

Hasim Rahman

29 0 0

W-TKO

Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, USA

IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title; IBF Heavyweight Title

10 of 12 · 225 / 235 lbs · 2:25

Judges: Mike Glienna 89-87 | Sheila Harmon 89-82 | Rocky Young 89-82

Referee: Telis Assimenios

Event →

Sep 26

Eric Curry

22 5 0

W-TKO

Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA

1 of 10 · 239 / 238 lbs · 0:43

Referee: Steve Smoger

Event →

May 30

Nate Tubbs

17 3 0

W-KO

Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

2 of 10 · 229 / 257 lbs · 2:12

Judges: Calvin Claxton | Emil Conforti

Referee: Earl Brown

Event →

Apr 18

Cleveland Woods

14 14 0

W-TKO

Cow Palace, Daly City, California, USA

3 of 10 · 233 / 239 lbs

Event →

Mar 10

Jeff Wooden

17 5 0

W-MD

National Guard Armory, Pikesville, Maryland, USA

10 of 10 · 234 / 209 lbs

Referee: Gary Camponeschi

Event →

Nov 22

Jeff Lally

21 9 0

W-TKO

Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

2 of 10 · 228 / 224 lbs · 1:04

Referee: Lindsey Page

Event →

Jun 7

Ike Ibeabuchi

16 0 0

L-UD

Arco Arena, Sacramento, California, USA

WBC International Heavyweight Title

12 of 12 · 226 / 235 lbs

Referee: Lou Filippo

Event →

Apr 5

Oleg Maskaev

10 1 0

W-TKO

Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

WBC International Heavyweight Title

11 of 12 · 223 / 233 lbs · 1:16

Referee: Lindsey Page

Event →

Dec 21

David Izon

18 1 0

W-TKO

Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA

WBC International Heavyweight Title

12 of 12 · 223 / 224 lbs · 1:54

Judges: William Hutt | Tom Kaczmarek | Fred Ucci

Referee: Dick Flaherty

Event →

Sep 20

Darroll Wilson

17 0 2

W-KO

James Knight Convention Center, Miami, Florida, USA

WBC International Heavyweight Title

1 of 12 · 226 / 212 lbs · 3:10

Judges: Jose Juan Guerra | John Keane | Stuart Winston

Referee: William Conners

Event →

Jul 21

Anthony Cooks

7 5 0

W-TKO

Teamster's Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

1 of 10 · 236 / 197 lbs · 2:24

Referee: Bill Holmes

Event →

Mar 15

John Ruiz

25 2 0

W-KO

Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

WBC International Heavyweight Title

1 of 12 · 225 / 219 lbs · 0:19

Judges: Harold Laurens | Barbara Perez

Referee: Tony Perez

Event →

Jan 13

Bruce Bellocchi

7 2 0

W-TKO

Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

2 of 10 · 229 / 230 lbs · 2:39

Judges: Shafeeq Rashada | Melvina Lathan

Event →

Aug 26

Mauricio Villegas

22 10 0

W-TKO

Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

6 of 10 · 210 / 268 lbs · 2:51

Judges: Eugene Grant | Frank Brunette | Melvina Lathan

Referee: Steve Smoger

Event →

Jul 15

Sean Hart

11 3 2

W-UD

Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, USA

8 of 8 · 220 / 210 lbs

Judges: John McSweeny

Referee: Norm Budden

Event →

May 20

Dan Murphy

43 15 2

W-TKO

Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

5 of 10 · 215 / 224 lbs · 0:35

Judges: Eva Shain | Jean Williams | Eugene Grant

Referee: Ron Lipton

Event →

Mar 4

Bruce Bellocchi

7 1 0

W-TKO

Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

1 of 10 · 222 / 230 lbs · 3:00

Referee: Lindsey Page

Event →

Dec 9

Cecil Coffee

28 6 2

W-KO

ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand

1 of 10 · 218 lbs · 0:29

Referee: Lance Revill

Event →

Oct 1

Ken Lakusta

22 21 1

W-KO

Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

4 of 10 · 217 / 216 lbs

Event →

Aug 13

Everton Davis

9 3 0

W-UD

Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

10 of 10 · 211 / 217 lbs

Referee: Toby Gibson

Event →

May 7

Lester Jackson

5 2 1

W-UD

Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

8 of 8 · 211 / 296 lbs

Referee: Tony Orlando

Event →

Apr 16

Calvin Jones

16 9 0

W-TKO

Caesars Palace, Sports Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

4 of 8 · 213 / 271 lbs

Event →

Feb 5

Bill Corrigan

7 4 1

W-KO

Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

2 of 6 · 220 / 245 lbs · 1:17

Event →

Nov 26

Mike Acey

13 8 1

W-KO

ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand

1 of 10 · 213 / 227 lbs

Event →

Nov 6

Krishna Wainwright

1 3 1

W-UD

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

6 of 6 · 216 / 207 lbs

Referee: Richard Steele

Event →