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Shane Cameron - Source: ONE News
Monte Barrett will return to New Zealand in May , when he fights
Shane Cameron in Auckland.
Barrett handed Tua the fourth defeat of his 58-fight professional
career last August and is regarded as something of a gatekeeper to
the world heavyweight title having fought a number of world
champions including Wladimir Klitschko, Hasim Rahman, Nikolay
Valuev and David Haye.
"This will be a massive challenge," Cameron (34) says, "but I am up
for it. I am a different fighter to the one people saw in 2009 and
I'll prove that on May 30.
"Monte Barrett has a lot of success against David Tua, but it's
like they say, styles make fights. I will bring something different
to a bout against Barrett. I'll take the fight to him. There's no
fear for me in going up against Monte.
"He's had a good career but this is my time to shine. Fighting
David Tua in New Zealand might not have been too much for Monte
Barrett but fighting me in my house - that will be a different
story with a different ending."
Barrett responded to the early trash talk in kind, saying, "I've
been looking to do some research on Shane... but it's like he's a
ghost.
"I seen the film from the whipping Tua gave him. But hey, I believe
in second chances so I am willing to give him a chance at redeeming
himself in this division. But I make this promise - I will come to
New Zealand in the best shape of my life.
"I am in the 11th round of my career so the importance of
everything is magnified. I've already been working hard - I can
throw ten shot combinations without even breathing. I am gonna want
to make a statement against Shane Cameron so if you see him, tell
him that I am going to beat him like he stole something from me.
He's gonna be calling me 'Daddy' when I'm done with him."
