Satupaitea Farani Tavui

Samoan boxer
1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)Weight81 kg (179 lb)SportCountry SamoaSportBoxing

Satupaitea Farani Tavui (born November 6, 1985) is an amateur boxer from Samoa who won the Oceania title in the light-heavyweight division in 2007 and 2008, thereby qualifying for the 2008 Olympics.

He lost his only Olympic bout against veteran Marijo Šivolija, suffering a severe knockout and being taken to Beijing's Chaoyang Hospital.[1] He was later reported as recovering well.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Samoa's Tavui suffers severe knockout." Reuters. 9 August 2008. Accessed 9 August 2008.
  2. ^ "Samoan recovering well from knockout", Reuters, August 10, 2008

External links

  • Satupaitea Farani Tavui at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Oceanians 2007
  • Oceanians 2008, Qualifier
  • yahoo


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