Boxing: Boxing: Tua says 'I want my life back'

Two years after his last bout, David Tua says he is ready to get his life back. He has announced he will fight American Talmage Griffis in Auckland on March 31.

A slightly less bulky Tua and his entourage, which included promoter Cedric Kushner and former All Black Inga Tuigamala, yesterday outlined the plan to get Tua back into a position where he can challenge for the title of heavyweight champion of the world - a journey branded the "Tua of duty".

The first step is a 10-round bout against Griffis at Waitakere's Trusts Stadium in 11 weeks.

"It has been too long, two years I have been away from the sport of boxing," the 32-year-old Tua said.