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Do or die as David faces Goliath
Boxing

Do or die as David faces Goliath

David Tua's do-or-die comeback bout will be in Hamilton on August 31 against a giant Russian - one of the most highly rated heavyweight boxers in the world, a war hero and a huge man of 2.03m and about 136kg, Alexander Ustinov.

Boxing: US dream now a reality
Boxing

Boxing: US dream now a reality

Joseph Parker is a heavyweight boxer of such promise that he needs to be taken to the US - that's the word from the man Parker pitched into retirement after his second-round stoppage in their fight on Thursday night: Francois Botha.