Fight:1680780

Monte Barrett 219 lbs lost to Shane Cameron 215 lbs by KO at 0:18 in round 4 of 12

• Date: 2012-07-05
• Location: Sky City Convention Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
• Referee: Brad Vocale
• Judge: Mick Heafey 35-40
• Judge: Robert Hoyle 36-39
• Judge: Andrew Bell 35-40

Shane Cameron versus Monte Barrett WBO Oriental and WBO Asia Pacific Regional Heavyweight Title Bout

• Main event of five bout card at Sky City Convention Centre in Auckland. Barrett appeared to win the first round with his left jab. Cameron won rounds 2, 3 and 4 with aggression.
• Biggest win of Shane Cameron's career over the favorite Monte Barrett-moving Cameron up into the top 15 in the Boxrec heavyweight rankings and to WBO # 6 contender.
• Cameron, 34, prepared meticulously for this bout by conducting a training camp in London with former # 1 contender David Haye.
• An upset, as Cameron was the odds underdog in this bout against the 41 year old Barrett, as Barrett had beaten David Tua easily. Barrett was trained by Buddy McGirt.
• Cameron knocked out Barrett with a right hand to the chin. Barrett was also throwing a right at the same time. Cameron got there first.
• Barrett was coming in as he got hit with the punch. His knees buckled as he went down and completely out, perhaps a career ending loss.
• Cameron regains the WBO Oriental and WBO Asia Pacific titles with a fourth round knockout of Monte Barrett, who was defending the belts.
• Previously Cameron was knocked out in 2009 in New Zealand by David Tua in the second round, losing the above WBO regional titles.
• Barrett, a former top rated heavyweight contender, had decisioned David Tua for the WBO Oriental and WBO Asia Pacific titles in August 2011.
• David Haye stopped Monte Barrett in London in 2008, and was of invaluable assistance helping Cameron prepare for this bout as Haye prepared for a possible bout with Derek Chisora.
• Boxing News story about Cameron possibly fighting Denis Boytsov or Seth Mitchell in a WBO eliminator for a possible future title shot against Wladimir Klitschko. [[1]]
• Stuff.co.nz story about Cameron bypassing David Tua and seeking marquee bout [[2]]
• Auckland Now video highlight of bout [[3]] Brief highlight clip of Cameron-Barrett bout (the knockout) in the public domain (allowed}.
• Australian television Monte Barrett versus Shane Cameron full bout on Youtube [[4]].
• Shane Cameron full dressing room interview after Monte Barrett fight [[5]]
• In the preliminary bout to the main event, local Auckland heavyweight prospects Solomon Haumono and Joey Wilson battled to a hard fought eight round draw.