Satupaitea Farani Tavui

Satupaitea Farani Tavui
Personal information
Born (1985-11-06) November 6, 1985
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 12 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Country  Samoa
Sport Boxing

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


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