David “Tuamanator” Tua vs
Shane “Mountain Warrior” Cameron

HEAVYWEIGHT - 12 ROUNDS
sponsored by Woodstock Bourbon & Cola

TV One News called Tua vs Cameron the “top New Zealand sporting event of 2009.” The fight matches the two biggest names in New Zealand boxing. Tua has forged the most impressive of any modern day heavyweight career in Australasia. He has career knockout wins against no less than four fighters who have been crowned champions - Oleg Maskaev, Hasim Rahman, Michael Moorer and John Ruiz. Cameron is ranked No 6 by the WBO. His record of 22 wins from 23 fights is impressive enough but it’s his heart that has ensured he enjoys wide support on both sides of the Tasman.

Colin “Kid Coal Miner” Wilson VS John “Hoppa” Hopoate

HEAVYWEIGHT - 10 ROUNDS
sponsored by SPYGLASS

Former two time Australian champion Wilson has vowed “to clean up boxing” and end Hopoate, whose notoriety in Rugby League has made him a household name. A fully turned pro boxer he puts his reputation on the line in a do or die contest. Can Hoppa’s power prevail over a half century of fights and ring nous? A fight which will draw huge interest from Australia for heavy weight bragging rights.  This will be tribal warfare!

Shane “Choppa” Chapman VS Soulan Pownceby

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT - 6 ROUNDS
sponsored by Strategic Security

Chapman is New Zealand’s kick boxing hero and a world champion Muay Thai exponent turned boxer. Pownceby has a century of amateur bouts and is a Commonwealth medallist / Olympian. This epic clash of light heavyweights is now official and guarantees power packed punching - someone is going to go down! Don’t blink or you might miss something. Watch out for Chapman’s long range attacks and Pownceby’s calculated combinations and vicious upper cut. A true game of cat and mouse combat.

Lawrence Tuasa VS Daniel “The Doberman” Ammann

CRUISERWEIGHT - 6 ROUNDS
sponsored by SAMSUNG

Arguably Australia’s two best Cruiserweights face off to see who is number one. Ammann who has defended his title four times tests himself against ‘The Contender’ star Lawrence Tuasa, who in many ways is an understudy of David Tua. An imminent knock out looms as two power houses enter the squared circle. Ready and willing both men will want to test each other’s pain barriers and chins. It has all the right ingredients for another intriguing bout!

Max Alexander “The Great” VS Mensah Moyoyo

CRUISERWEIGHT - 6 ROUNDS
sponsored by BSport

A truly multinational invasion of boxing in New Zealand! American Alexander is a member of the highly publicised “Contender” series produced by Sylvester Stallone. He fights Ghanaian Commonwealth medallist turned pro - Moyoyo, regular sparring partner to Shane Cameron and world champion David Haye. Bound to be a master class of skill and power, Moyoyo has promised to put Max to “sleep”. USA fights Ghana in a clash of pride, pugilism and passion.

Steve “Chur” Heremaia VS Frank Lo Porto

LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT - 6 ROUNDS
sponsored by Air Pacific

Trans-Tasman rivalries are renewed as New Zealand’s “Little Tyson” Heremaia takes on ex-Australian champion Lo Porto. Two very brave fighters who won’t hold back with forward moving styles are bound to end in a stoppage. A significant test for both men as seen by boxing experts from either country, where it will be extremely difficult to pick a winner. Bringing in plenty of winning form and ever improving technique it will be a six round war, a perfect appetiser before the big boys arrive to do battle.

Robert “The Butcher” Berridge  VS Joseph Kwadjo

MIDDLEWEIGHT - 6 ROUNDS (swing fight)
sponsored by Brandish

Two talented youngsters are given an opportunity of their lifetime to open the card for the ‘Woodstock Bourbon & Cola Fight of the Century’. Natural born knock artists won’t hold back and want to go for the big bang theory. North shore’s best kept secret in pugilism will step up to face an ex-Ghanaian champ.