Japhet Uutoni | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Japhet Uutoni 29 June 1979 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Namibian | |||||||||||||||||
| Other names | The Namibian Lion Slow Poison | |||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Light flyweight | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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Japhet Uutoni (also spelled Jafet Uutoni; born 29 June 1979) is a Namibian professional boxer in the light flyweight division. He was the 2005 Namibian sportsperson of the year in the Namibian newspaper and won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games by defeating England's Darren Langley on points (37-24). He also won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
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Uutoni competes at the 48 kg weightclass and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics by beating Manyo Plange. He was a member of the team that competed for Africa at the 2005 Boxing World Cup in Moscow, Russia.
