Shane Cameron

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Shane Aaron Cameron
Career Snapshot
Alias	Mountain Warrior
Born	17 October 1977
Birthplace	Auckland, New Zealand
Fight total	18
Won	18
Lost	0
Drew	0
Knockouts	16
Titles Won	NZ Heavyweight Title
World rank	14th IBF, 14th WBA
Stance	Orthodox
Height	6'1"
Reach	187cm

Shane Aaron Cameron (born 17 October 1977 in Auckland) is former 2002 Commonwealth Games bronze medal winner and currently ranked as New Zealand's number one professional heavyweight boxer.

1 Boxing career
2 See also
3 External links
4 Shane Cameron (Australia)

[edit] Boxing career

In October 2006, positioned 14th worldwide by the IBF, he is now for the first time ranked ahead of fellow countryman and world heavyweight title contender David Tua. As such Cameron has formally challenged Tua declaring: "David Tua said on television a while back 'Shane who?' but if he looks at who is ranked, I am, he's not, so he knows who I am now: and if he gets in the ring with me, he will know."^[1]

On December 3, 2006 Cameron enjoyed his 17th consecutive victory via a 9th round TKO of South African Osborne Machimana in Christchurch, thus retaining his World Boxing Association Pan African heavyweight title^[2] (Video).

After the fight Cameron once again called for a match with Tua. However this isn't looking like it will happen in the near future, with Tua's adviser Inga Tuigamala responding "I know Shane Cameron has been banging the drum and wants to get it on with David, but from David's perspective, Shane is still on his way up the ladder and at the moment a fight between them would be of more benefit to Shane than David."^[3]^[4]

On March 7, 2007 Cameron fought Australian boxing veteran Bob Mirovic in an Anthony Mundine undercard fight at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Despite breaking his right hand in the first round, and bleeding cuts above both eyes Cameron knocked Mirovic out in the eighth round via a left hook to the Australian's forehead.

Once again a challenge was extended to Tua; Cameron's camp offering the fellow Kiwi NZ $250,000.00 to step in the ring. After the match Cameron's New Zealand manager Ken Reinsfield stated "We'd fight Tua in a heartbeat, but you can see why Tua doesn't want to fight him"^[5]