Henry Schuster, David Tua's new cornerman for his fight against Alexander Ustinov, has been Shane Cameron's long-time trainer since his amateur days.

Boxer's fighting fit but preparing for bout against Belarusian with a replacement trainer.

Kiwi mixed martial arts fighter Mark Hunt's biggest challenge of his latest training camp has been to shed 20kg.

Rising heavyweight star Joseph Parker is being lined up for a new fight - against durable Brazilian and South American champion George Arias.

Despite 12 weeks of meticulous planning, Joseph Parker's fight plan fell apart in just 30 seconds on Thursday night and it's unlikely the Kiwi champ will fight again this year.

If Afa Tatupu wins tomorrow night he has the prospect of a lucrative match-up with Sonny Bill Williams.

Sonny Bill Williams could be stripped of his NZ heavyweight title if he doesn't accept an invitation to fight the winner of Thursday's Joseph Parker v Afa Tatupu bout.

Former boxing champion Mike Tyson has fought back tears as he confessed to lying about his sobriety.

Joseph Parker's back - and he's looking bad. New Zealand's top heavyweight prospect arrived home on Thursday for a brief visit, after a gruelling seven-week training camp with Kevin Barry in Las Vegas.

Alexander Ustinov's camp will temporarily head back to Russia because of David Tua's calf injury, but fight promoters are confident the delay won't cost them too much.

David Tua's boxing bout against Belarusian heavyweight Alexander Ustinov has been postponed until Saturday November 16.