Update: 11:07AM BOXER Shane Cameron’s 14-year career is over after he was beaten by fellow New Zealander Kali Meehan in Auckland on Saturday.
Cameron, 37, lasted 10 rounds, but 44-year-old Meehan was given the unanimous points decision to claim the vacant WBA Pan African heavyweight title.
“That’s it for me – I’m a man of my word,” Cameron said afterwards. “I’d just like to thank New Zealand for their support throughout my whole career.”
Cameron had previously said he would retire if he went down to Meehan.
Saturday’s defeat follows consecutive losses to Australian Danny Green for the vacant IBO world cruiserweight title in late 2012 and American Brian Minto last December in a heavyweight contest.
Cameron finishes his 34-bout career with a record of 29 wins (22 by knock-out) and five losses, one of them in the “Fight of the Century” against David Tua five years ago.
Australia-based Meehan has a 41-5 record, 32 of his victories being inside the distance.
His opponents have included former world heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, who beat him in 2004, two months after being on the wrong end of a split decision against Lamon Brewster in a WBO world heavyweight title fight.
