Maselino Masoe
American Samoan boxer (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maselino Francis Masoe Fao (born June 6, 1966 in Apia, Western Samoa) is a retired Samoan boxer who represented American Samoa at three Olympics starting with the 1988 Summer Olympics. As a professional, Masoe made history becoming the first Samoan boxer to win a major world title, defeating Kenyan born Evans Ashira on May 1, 2004 for the regular WBA world middleweight crown via second round Technical Knockout.[1] He is the brother of rugby player Chris Masoe. Another brother, Mika, also represented American Samoa in boxing at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics.
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Born | Maselino Francis Masoe (1966-06-06) June 6, 1966 (age 57) Apia, Western Samoa |
Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
Nationality | American Samoan New Zealander |
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 75.5 kg (166 lb; 11 st 12 lb) |
Division | Middleweight |
Reach | 173 cm (68.1 in) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 36 |
Wins | 30 |
By knockout | 28 |
Losses | 6 |
By knockout | 4 |
Draws | 0 |
Other information | |
Boxing record from BoxRec |
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