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, Saúl Montana and Lennox Lewis.
Tua has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | 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 months 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 months 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 months 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 |
