Checkmate or a punch in the face?
The strange sport of chess boxing could be making a rare appearance in New Zealand.
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<i>John Roughan</i>: Barbaric spectacle should be banned
Should boxing be banned? Until a week ago I'd have said no.
Boxing: Cameron vows to return
Shane Cameron has no regrets, save perhaps, being unable to showcase his own skills during his obliteration at the hands of David Tua.
Cameron ready to climb from 'bottom of heap'
Shane Cameron still believes he can challenge for a world title despite his beating from David Tua.
<i>Chris Rattue:</i> Cameron has learned a brutal lesson
Chris Rattue wonders what the devastating barrage of punches delivered by Tua have done to the Mountain Warrior's brain.
<i>Steve Deane</i>: Cheap talk costs Cameron dearly
A ferocious assault by David Tua saw Shane Cameron's bold pre-fight talk exposed as penny-ante waffle.
Boxing: TV deals dictate Tua's choices
David Tua will fight again before Christmas, reports say.
<i>Paul Lewis:</i> Bring on the true world contenders
So the big fight is over. What happens next? Paul Lewis looks into the murky, under-performing and hard-to-understand world heavyweight division.
Boxing: Tua to fight again in NZ
David Tua seems set to keep fighting in New Zealand - and could be in action again before Christmas.
Bars banking on big fight
Bar owners are trying novel ways to get punters in to watch tonight's Fight of the Century between David Tua and Shane Cameron.
Boxing: Hyperbole must bow to reality in ring
Backers of Shane Cameron say he is certain to win against an over-light David Tua, but Tua is the hot favourite.
Boxing: Tua starts new chapter with Cameron fight
Heavyweight boxer David Tua says his showdown with fellow New Zealander Shane Cameron in Hamilton on Saturday night marks a new chapter in his career.
Boxing: Winner will fight for world title – promoters
Shane Cameron will get a shot at a world heavyweight title next year if he beats David Tua this weekend, a United States-based boxing matchmaker said today.
Boxing: Respect replaces trash talk
It was the calm before the storm at the final press conference for the David Tua-Shane Cameron million-dollar prize fight.
Tua, Fatialofa lose family in Samoa tsunami
Boxer David Tua and former Samoa rugby captain Peter Fatialofa suffer tragic losses in the tsunami.
<i>Chris Rattue:</i> Tuaman returns to pursue his dream
A win, and going back to the US, could be the worst thing for David Tua, writes Chris Rattue.
Boxing: Tua puts sparring partner in hospital
A sparring partner of boxer David Tua sought hospital treatment this morning after a brutal session with Tua.
Boxing: Maori TV deals blow to Tua prospects
Win or lose against Shane Cameron, David Tua probably won't be fighting again in New Zealand any time soon.