David Tua is the new No 1 contender in the heavyweight division, after knocking out American Danell Nicholson 34 seconds into the 6th round of the IBF elimination bout in Las Vegas this afternoon.
After a hapless performance in the fight's early rounds, Tua came back against the taller, heavier, longer reaching Nicholson, knocking him down with a lunging left hook late in the fifth.
Tua came back with another powerful left hook early on in the sixth round to take home his 33rd knockout and 38th professional win.
Boxing: Tua redeemed in Vegas
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