David Tua (52-5-2, 43) was born in Faleatiu/Fasitootai, Samoa on November 21, 1972. At the age of 20 years on December 1, 1992, he made his professional boxing debut against Ron Humes, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
Tua's last fight was a 12-round unanimous decision loss to Alexander Ustinov at age 40 on November 16, 2013. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of David Tua's best fights have been against Hasim Rahman, John Ruiz, Fres Oquendo, Shane Cameron, Michael Moorer, Lennox Lewis and Saúl Montana. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of David Tua".
Tua has 5 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "David Tua Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
59 | Nov 16, 2013 40 years, 11 months 52-5-2 (43) | Alexander Ustinov | HW | 12 | UD | Loss |
58  | Aug 13, 2011 38 years, 8 months 52-4-2 (43) | 40 years, 2 months 34-9-2 (20) | HW | 12 | UD | Loss |
57 | Mar 19, 2011 38 years, 3 months 52-3-2 (43) | Demetrice King | 10 | UD | Win | |
56 | Jul 17, 2010 37 years, 7 months 51-3-2 (43) | 39 years, 1 month 34-9 (20) | HW | 12 | MD | Draw |
55 | Mar 31, 2010 37 years, 4 months 51-3-1 (43) | Friday Ahunanya | HW | 12 | UD | Win |
54  | Oct 3, 2009 36 years, 10 months 50-3-1 (43) | 31 years, 11 months 23-1 (20) | HW | 2 | TKO | Win |
53 | Sep 7, 2007 34 years, 9 months 49-3-1 (42) | Cerrone Fox | 2 | TKO | Win | |
52  | Aug 18, 2007 34 years, 8 months 48-3-1 (41) | 36 years, 8 months 48-14 (42) | 1 | KO | Win | |
51 | Feb 22, 2007 34 years, 3 months 47-3-1 (40) | Robert Hawkins | 10 | UD | Win | |
50 | Nov 3, 2006 33 years, 11 months 46-3-1 (40) | Maurice Wheeler | 7 | KO | Win | |
49 | Jul 26, 2006 33 years, 8 months 45-3-1 (39) | Edward Gutierrez | 4 | KO | Win | |
48 | Oct 21, 2005 32 years, 11 months 44-3-1 (38) | Cisse Salif | 10 | SD | Win | |
47 | Mar 31, 2005 32 years, 4 months 43-3-1 (38) | Talmadge Griffis | 10 | TKO | Win | |
46  | Mar 29, 2003 30 years, 4 months 42-3-1 (37) | 30 years, 4 months 35-4 (29) | 12 | SD | Draw | |
45 | Nov 30, 2002 30 years 42-3 (37) | Russell Chasteen | 2 | KO | Win | |
44  | Aug 17, 2002 29 years, 8 months 41-3 (36) | 34 years, 9 months 43-2-1 (34) | 1 | KO | Win | |
43  | Apr 13, 2002 29 years, 4 months 40-3 (35) | 29 years 22-0 (13) | HW | 9 | TKO | Win |
42 | Dec 19, 2001 29 years 39-3 (34) | Garing Lane | 8 | TKO | Win | |
41  | Aug 18, 2001 28 years, 8 months 38-3 (33) | 31 years 33-2 (19) | HW | 12 | UD | Loss |
40 | Mar 23, 2001 28 years, 4 months 38-2 (33) | Danell Nicholson | 6 | KO | Win | |
39  | Nov 11, 2000 27 years, 11 months 37-2 (32) | 35 years, 2 months 37-1-1 (29) | HW | 12 | UD | Loss For WBC, IBF |
38 | Jul 21, 2000 27 years, 8 months 37-1 (32) | Robert Daniels | HW | 3 | TKO | Win |
37 | Jun 3, 2000 27 years, 6 months 36-1 (31) | Obed Sullivan | HW | 1 | KO | Win |
36 | Oct 23, 1999 26 years, 11 months 35-1 (30) | Shane Sutcliffe | 2 | TKO | Win | |
35 | Jul 17, 1999 26 years, 7 months 34-1 (29) | Gary Bell | HW | 1 | TKO | Win |
34 | Dec 19, 1998 26 years 33-1 (28) | 26 years, 1 month 29-0 (24) | HW | 10 | TKO | Win |
33 | Sep 26, 1998 25 years, 10 months 32-1 (27) | Eric Curry | 1 | TKO | Win | |
32 | May 30, 1998 25 years, 6 months 31-1 (26) | Nate Tubbs | 2 | KO | Win | |
31 | Apr 18, 1998 25 years, 4 months 30-1 (25) | Cleveland Woods | 3 | TKO | Win | |
30 | Mar 10, 1998 25 years, 3 months 29-1 (24) | Jeff Wooden | 10 | MD | Win | |
29 | Nov 22, 1997 25 years 28-1 (24) | Jeff Lally | 2 | TKO | Win | |
28  | Jun 7, 1997 24 years, 6 months 27-1 (23) | 24 years, 4 months 16-0 (12) | HW | 12 | UD | Loss |
27  | Apr 5, 1997 24 years, 4 months 27-0 (23) | 28 years, 1 month 10-1 (6) | HW | 11 | TKO | Win |
26 | Dec 21, 1996 24 years, 1 months 26-0 (22) | David Izon | HW | 12 | TKO | Win |
25 | Sep 20, 1996 23 years, 9 months 25-0 (21) | Darroll Wilson | HW | 1 | KO | Win |
24 | Jul 21, 1996 23 years, 8 months 24-0 (20) | Anthony Cooks | 1 | TKO | Win | |
23  | Mar 15, 1996 23 years, 3 months 23-0 (19) | 24 years, 2 months 25-2 (17) | HW | 1 | KO | Win |
22 | Jan 13, 1996 23 years, 1 months 22-0 (18) | Bruce Bellocchi | 2 | TKO | Win | |
21 | Aug 26, 1995 22 years, 9 months 21-0 (17) | Mauricio Villegas | 6 | TKO | Win | |
20 | Jul 15, 1995 22 years, 7 months 20-0 (16) | Sean Hart | 8 | UD | Win | |
19 | May 20, 1995 22 years, 5 months 19-0 (16) | Dan Murphy | 5 | TKO | Win | |
18 | Mar 4, 1995 22 years, 3 months 18-0 (15) | Bruce Bellocchi | 1 | TKO | Win | |
17 | Dec 9, 1994 22 years 17-0 (14) | Cecil Coffee | 1 | KO | Win | |
16 | Oct 1, 1994 21 years, 10 months 16-0 (13) | Ken Lakusta | 4 | KO | Win | |
15 | Aug 13, 1994 21 years, 8 months 15-0 (12) | Everton Davis | 10 | UD | Win | |
14 | May 7, 1994 21 years, 5 months 14-0 (12) | Lester Jackson | 8 | UD | Win | |
13 | Apr 16, 1994 21 years, 4 months 13-0 (12) | Calvin Jones | 4 | TKO | Win | |
12 | Feb 5, 1994 21 years, 2 months 12-0 (11) | Bill Corrigan | 2 | KO | Win | |
11 | Nov 26, 1993 21 years 11-0 (10) | Mike Acey | 1 | KO | Win | |
10 | Nov 6, 1993 20 years, 11 months 10-0 (9) | Krishna Wainwright | 6 | UD | Win | |
9 | Sep 25, 1993 20 years, 10 months 9-0 (9) | Rick Honeycutt | 2 | KO | Win | |
8 | Jul 10, 1993 20 years, 7 months 8-0 (8) | Larry Davis | 1 | KO | Win | |
7 | Jun 22, 1993 20 years, 7 months 7-0 (7) | Bruce Johnson | 2 | TKO | Win | |
6 | May 28, 1993 20 years, 6 months 6-0 (6) | Willie Washington | 1 | KO | Win | |
5 | Mar 23, 1993 20 years, 4 months 5-0 (5) | Alfredo Nevarez | 1 | TKO | Win | |
4 | Feb 27, 1993 20 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Howard Kelly | 3 | TKO | Win | |
3 | Feb 6, 1993 20 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Lazaro Almanza | 3 | TKO | Win | |
2 | Dec 14, 1992 20 years 2-0 (2) | Lorenzo Poole | 1 | KO | Win | |
1 | Dec 1, 1992 20 years 1-0 (1) | Ron Humes | 1 | KO | Win |
