Heavyweight · Samoa
David Tua 52-5-2 43 KO · 1992–2013
Photo: New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
David Tua was a heavyweight boxer from Samoa, born Nov 21, 1972. Record 52-5-2 with 43 knockouts over 1992–2013. David Tua last fought Alexander Ustinov on Nov 16, 2013 and lost by UD over 12 rounds.
Also: Девід Туа · Дэвид Туа · Դավիդ Տուա +11 more ديفيد توا · دیوید توا · デビッド・トゥア · 大衛·杜亞 · 데이비드 투아 · Mafaufau Tavito Lio Mafaufau Sanerivi Talimatasi · Oleg Maskaev · Давид Туа · Туа Дэвид · Туа, Дэвид · デビッド・ツア
Born Nov 21, 1972
Country 🇼🇸 Samoa, 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Stance Orthodox
Height 178 cm
Reach 178 cm
Nickname Tuaman · The Tuamanator · The Terminator
Debut Dec 1, 1992
Career 1992–2013
Rounds boxed 312
KO share 83%
Born in Faleatiu, Samoa
Titles WBO Asia Pacific/Oriental Heavyweight Titles. 2010
Boxerbook rating 2042 ± 184 · inactive since Nov 2013Why here › Confirmed bouts 19 of 59 · 4 official
Career record Record
52-5-2, 43 KOs · 1992–2013
Last result L
For vacant WBA Pan African heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Claudelands Arena, Hamilton, 🇳🇿
The record 59 bouts, 1992–2013, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 59, Wikipedia (ru) · 7, Nevada State Athletic Commission — Results · 4, Wikipedia (ja) · 2
L
For vacant WBA Pan African heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Claudelands Arena, Hamilton, 🇳🇿
Tua 52-4-2 · Ustinov 29-1-0
L
Lost WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Oriental heavyweight titles UD 12/12 · TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre, Auckland, 🇳🇿
Tua 52-3-2 · Barrett 35-10-2
W
UD 10/10 · TelstraClear Pacific, Manukau City, 🇳🇿
Tua 51-3-2 · King 15-19-0
D
For WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Oriental heavyweight titles MD 12/12 · Tropicana Casino & Resort, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Tua 51-3-1 · Barrett 35-10-0
W
WBO Asia Pacific/Oriental Heavyweight Titles. UD 12/12 · Trusts Stadium, Auckland, 🇳🇿
Tua 50-3-1 · Ahunanya 24-5-3
W
Won WBO Asia-Pacific and WBO Oriental heavyweight titles KO 2/12 · Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton, 🇳🇿
Tua 49-3-1 · Cameron 23-1-0
W
Cerrone Fox
TKO 2/10 · Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Tua 48-3-1 · Fox —
W
KO 1/10 · South Towne Expo Center, Sandy, Utah, 🇺🇸
Tua 47-3-1 · Montana 48-14-0
W
UD 10/10 · Roseland Ballroom, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tua 46-3-1 · Hawkins —
W
Maurice Wheeler
KO 7/10 · Roseland Ballroom, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tua 45-3-1 · Wheeler —
W
Edward Gutierrez
KO 4/10 · Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tua 44-3-1 · Gutierrez —
W
SD 10/10 · Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, 🇺🇸
Tua 43-3-1 · Salif —
W
Talmadge Griffis
TKO 10/10 · The Trusts Arena, Auckland, 🇳🇿
Tua 42-3-1 · Griffis —
D
SD 12/12 · Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Tua 42-3-0 · Rahman 35-4-0
W
Russell Chasteen
KO 2/10 · Etess Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Tua 41-3-0 · Chasteen —
W
KO 1/10 · Etess Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Tua 40-3-0 · Moorer 43-2-1
W
Won NABF heavyweight title TKO 9/12 · Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, New Cumberland, West Virginia, 🇺🇸
Tua 39-3-0 · Oquendo —
W
Garing Lane
TKO 8/10 · Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California, 🇺🇸
Tua 38-3-0 · Lane —
L
For IBF–USBA heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Cox Pavilion, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Tua 38-2-0 · Byrd 34-2-0
W
KO 6/12 · TEXAS STATION HOTEL & CASINO, NO. LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Tua 37-2-0 · Nicholson —
Show all 59 bouts L
For WBC, IBF, and IBO heavyweight titles UD 12/12 · Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Tua 37-1-0 · Lewis 37-1-1
W
For IBF Inter-Continental and USBA heavyweight titles KO 3/12 · THE REGENT LAS VEGAS, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Tua 36-1-0 · Daniels 39-4-1
W
Retained IBF Inter-Continental and USBA heavyweight titles KO 1/12 · MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Tua 35-1-0 · Sullivan —
W
TKO 2/10 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Tua 34-1-0 · Sutcliffe —
W
Gary Bell
Retained USBA heavyweight title TKO 1/12 · Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, 🇺🇸
Tua 33-1-0 · Bell —
W
Won IBF Inter-Continental and USBA heavyweight titles TKO 10/12 · Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, 🇺🇸
Tua 32-1-0 · Rahman 29-0-0
W
Eric Curry
TKO 1/10 · Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, 🇺🇸
Tua 31-1-0 · Curry —
W
KO 2/10 · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Tua 30-1-0 · Tubbs —
W
Cleveland Woods
TKO 3/10 · Cow Palace, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Tua 29-1-0 · Woods —
W
Jeff Wooden
MD 10/10 · National Guard Armory, Pikesville, Maryland, 🇺🇸
Tua 28-1-0 · Wooden —
W
Jeff Lally
TKO 2/10 · Etess Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Tua 27-1-0 · Lally —
L
For WBC International heavyweight title UD 12/12 · ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, 🇺🇸
Tua 27-0-0 · Ibeabuchi 16-0-0
W
For WBC International heavyweight title TKO 11/12 · Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Tua 26-0-0 · Maskaev 11-1-0
W
Retained WBC International heavyweight title TKO 12/12 · Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
Tua 25-0-0 · Izonritei 18-1-0
W
Retained WBC International heavyweight title KO 1/12 · James L. Knight International Center, Miami, 🇺🇸
Tua 24-0-0 · Wilson —
W
Anthony Cooks
TKO 1/10 · Teamsters Hall, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Tua 23-0-0 · Cooks —
W
Won WBC International heavyweight title KO 1/12 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Tua 22-0-0 · Ruiz 25-2-0
W
Bruce Bellocchi
TKO 2/10 · Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Tua 21-0-0 · Bellocchi —
W
Mauricio Villegas
TKO 6/10 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Tua 20-0-0 · Villegas —
W
Sean Hart
UD 8/8 · Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Tua 19-0-0 · Hart —
W
Dan Murphy
TKO 5/10 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Tua 18-0-0 · Murphy —
W
Bruce Bellocchi
TKO 1/10 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Tua 17-0-0 · Bellocchi —
W
Cecil Coffee
KO 1/10 · ASB Stadium, Auckland, 🇳🇿
Tua 16-0-0 · Coffee —
W
Ken Lakusta
KO 4/10 · Scope, Norfolk, Virginia, 🇺🇸
Tua 15-0-0 · Lakusta —
W
Everton Davis
UD 10/10 · The Aladdin, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Tua 14-0-0 · Davis —
W
Lester Jackson
UD 8/8 · Broadway by the Bay Theater, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Tua 13-0-0 · Jackson —
W
Calvin Jones
TKO 4/8 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Tua 12-0-0 · Jones —
W
Bill Corrigan
KO 2/8 · The Aladdin, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Tua 11-0-0 · Corrigan —
W
Mike Acey
KO 1/10 · ASB Stadium, Auckland, 🇳🇿
Tua 10-0-0 · Acey —
W
Krishna Wainwright
UD 6/6 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Tua 9-0-0 · Wainwright —
W
Rick Honeycutt
KO 2/6 · Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, 🇺🇸
Tua 8-0-0 · Honeycutt —
W
Larry Davis
KO 1/6 · Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Tua 7-0-0 · Davis —
W
Bruce Johnson
TKO 2/6 · Etess Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Tua 6-0-0 · Johnson —
W
Willie Washington
KO 1/6 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Tua 5-0-0 · Washington —
W
Alfredo Nevarez
TKO 1/6 · HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Tua 4-0-0 · Nevarez —
W
Howard Kelly
TKO 3/6 · Showboat Hotel Casino and Bowling Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Tua 3-0-0 · Kelly —
W
Lazaro Almanza
TKO 3/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tua 2-0-0 · Almanza —
W
Lorenzo Poole
KO 1/6 · Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
Tua 1-0-0 · Poole —
W
Ron Humes
KO 1/4 · Convention Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 🇺🇸
Tua 0-0-0 · Humes —
Amateur career 3 amateur bouts at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is David Tua's record? David Tua's professional record is 52-5-2 with 43 knockouts.
Who did David Tua fight last? David Tua last fought Alexander Ustinov on Nov 16, 2013 and lost by UD over 12 rounds. Sources Boxerbook ID 17408 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17408 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
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