Tua-Cameron flight promoter David Higgins turns 30 on December 13 - and plans to celebrate the day with a fight between David Tua and former world champion Hasim Rahman.
The Star -Times understands Higgins made a provisional booking for that day at Vector Arena, Auckland, before last night's fight. He was confident that a stand-off over television rights with Maori TV that threatened to block the fight could be solved after extended talks between MTV and Tua's promoter Cedric Kushner.
Asked to confirm the date and venue, he said: "It's a good date for an event, isn't it?"
A key fact that could help a Rahman fight is that last night's promotion was profitable. Higgins said he had definitely broken even and would "make the profit that we deserve".
A Sky TV source has suggested the pay-per-view uptake was close to a New Zealand record 40,000.
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Shane Cameron has a massive headache and badly bruised ego but he will fight again - that was the message from his handlers after he was beaten up by David Tua.
Cameron lost just the second fight of his 25-bout professional career when Tua knocked him out seven seconds into the second round of their heavyweight clash in Hamilton last night.
Cameron didn't attend the post-fight press conference as he was taken to hospital for checkups after being knocked down three times in quick succession with Tua unleashing a furious assault on him.
"It was a devastating win," Cameron's manager Ken Reinsfield said acknowledging the power of Tua.
"Shane is OK. He has had precautionary tests. This is the game we are in, the business we are in.
"David Tua is a hell of a puncher and he got caught."
Reinsfield believed Cameron was fit to fight the second round after the opening round ended in confusion with referee Bruce McTavish left counting out Cameron for an agonisingly long time as the bell to finish the round eventually sounded.
Reinsfield said he was asking Cameron to repeat his instructions to him in the corner at the break between rounds and the fighter was responding by doing just that.
"He was lucid," said Reinsfield. "David Tua jumped on him and caught him again."
Reinsfeild said Cameron would now be given a couple of months off to get over this.
But he was adamant that the 31-year-old Cameron still had a future in the fight game.
"Shane is young and determined. He will come back - Shane is no quitter."
Reinsfield said there were no complaints about taking the fight that saw Cameron lose his WBO Oriental and Asian-Pacific belts.
"The whole nation wanted the fight, Shane wanted the fight. They made the challenge and we responded. We have no regrets."
Reinsfield said Cameron wasn't the first fighter to lose to Tua in this manner - and he mightn't be the last either.
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