Satupaitea Farani Tavui

Samoan boxer

Satupaitea Farani Tavui

Personal information

Born|  (1985-11-06) November 6, 1985 (age 36)
Height| 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 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[edit]

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[edit]

* Satupaitea Farani Tavui at Olympedia
* Oceanians 2007
* Oceanians 2008,Qualifier
* yahoo

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