20 May 2010

Tua back in States for July fight with "Two Gunz" Barrett

8:06 am on 20 May 2010

Boxer David Tua will fight Monte Barrett at a casino in Atlantic City in mid-July, rather than the more exotic location of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The fight's also moved back from its tentative date in late June to July the 18th.

It's been eight years since "The Tuamanator" last fought in Atlantic City, where he is undefeated in 13 fights with 12 knockouts.

He successfully defended his WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Oriental heavyweight title belts against Friday Ahunanya in March.

Barrett, who has a win-loss record of 34 to nine and likes to be called "Two Gunz", is also unbeaten in Atlantic City, sporting a perfect 7-0 record with five knockouts there.

The fight will be free-to-air on Maori Television.