By Jim Dower: 41-year-old heavyweight contender Kali Meehan (38-4, 31 KO’s) will be defending his IBF Pan Pacific heavyweight title against the hard hitting Travis “Freight Train” Walker (38-7-1, 30 KO’s) in a battle of huge heavyweights on March 7th at the Derwent Entertainment Centre in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Kali Meehan
Tua to fight Meehan or Haumono on November 25th
By Dan Ambrose: Heavyweight contender David Tua (51-3-2, 43 KO’s) will likely be back in action on November 25th against either 40-year-old Kali Meehan ((35-4, 29 KO’s) or Solomon Haumono, according to boxing news from >stuff.co.nz. Tua, 37, is coming off a disappointing 12 round draw with journeyman Monte Barrett on July 17th.
Chagaev defeats Meehan, wants Haye next
By Chris Williams: Making his first appearance in over a year, former World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (26-1-1, 17 KO’s) easily out-pointed Australian heavyweight Kali Meehan (35-4, 29 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision in their WBA heavyweight title eliminator bout at the Stadthalle in Rostock, Germany. The final judges’ scores were 118-110, 117-111, and 117-112, all for the 31-year-old Chagaev.
Holyfield vs. Botha on April 17th?; Meehan vs. Chagaev in WBA heavyweight title eliminator
By Sean McDaniel: The sagging career of 47-year-old Evander Holyfield (42-10-2, 27 KO’s) could get some new life. The Las Vegas-Review Journal is reporting that Holyfield could be facing 41-year-old heavyweight Francois Botha (47-4-3, 28 KO’s) on April 17th, at the Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight, if it takes place, would match two former heavyweight champions who are clearly on the downsides of their careers. Still, the fight would be appealing to some diehard fans of the two fighters.
Tua vs. Meehan in January? – Boxing News
By Jim Dower: Heavyweight David Tua (50-3-1, 43 KO’s) could be facing 6’5″ heavyweight contender Kali Meehan (35-3, 29 KO’s) in January 2010, according to the Nzherald. Tua, 36, recently came off of an impressive 2nd round knockout of Shane Cameron earlier this month on October 3rd in New Zealand. This was Tua’s first fight in two years and he looked very impressive like he had gone back into a time warp to 2000 when Tua was at the top of his game and challenging for the heavyweight world title against champion Lennox Lewis.
Meehan Destroys Bates
By Dan Ambrose: Australian heavyweight prospect Kali Meehan (34-3, 28 KOs) was too much for journeyman Jeremy Bates (22-16-1, 18 KOs), stopping him in the 3rd round on Saturday night on the undercard of Nikolay Valuev vs. Serguei Lyakhovich at the Nuernberg Arena, in Nuremberg, Bayern, Germany. Bates, 34, was hurt and taking punishment on the ropes in the 3rd round, causing referee Ingo Barrabas to step in and halt the fight at 1:16 of the round. Bates, who had lost six of his last seven fights going into the fight, looked remarkably good early in the 1st round, as he tagged Meehan with a number of powerful right hands.