Tuna Scanlan

Tuna Williard Scanlan (12 July 1934 – 21 October 2014)^[1] was a Samoan-born New Zealand professional middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1950s and 1960s.

Tuna Scanlan
Born	Tuna Williard Scanlan 12 July 1934 Apia, Samoa
Died	21 October 2014 (aged 80) Mount Roskill, New Zealand
Nationality	Samoan/New Zealander
Other names	Tuna Frank
Statistics
Weight(s)	middle/light heavyweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Reach	70 in (178 cm)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	64
Wins	42 (KO 22)
Losses	20 (KO 8)
Draws	2

Scanlan was born in Apia, Samoa.^[2] He won the New Zealand Boxing Association middleweight title, and the British Commonwealth middleweight title, and was a challenger for the Australasian middleweight title against Clive Stewart. His professional fighting weight varied from 70 kg (154 lb), i.e. middleweight, to 74 kg (164 lb), i.e. light heavyweight.^[3]

In 2014, Scanlan died in Ranfurly Hospital and Veterans Home, Mount Roskill, and was buried in Waikumete Cemetery.^[4]