Marion Faustino Ah Tong

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Marion Faustino Ah Tong
Born (2000-04-01) April 1, 2000 (age 24)
Apia, Samoa
NationalitySamoan
Statistics
Weight(s)Super Welterweight
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Boxing record [1]
Total fights1
Wins1
Losses0
Draws0

Marion Faustino Ah Tong (born 1 April 2000) is a Samoan boxing. [2] He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, [3] but was eliminated on points by Zambian boxer Stephen Zimba. [4]

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Amateur boxing

Ah Tong lives in Australia. [4] The COVID-19 pandemic meant that he was not able to compete in any international tournaments in the leadup to the 2020 Olympics. [5] On 14 July 2022 he was selected as part of Samoa's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [6] [7]

Professional boxing career

Ah Tong made his professional boxing debut on the 25th of November 2022 at Faleata Sports Complex in Apia, Samoa. [8] [9] Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali was also making his professional debut as the Main Event. [10] Ah Tong took on Fijian boxer Ratu Rakuro also known as Rakuro Daunivavana. Ah Tong won the fight by Unanimous Decision. [11]

Professional boxing record

3 fights3 wins0 losses
By knockout20
By decision10
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
1Win1–0Rakuro DaunivavanaUD425 Nov 2022Faleata Sports Complex, Apia, Samoa

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References

  1. "Boxing record for Marion Faustino Ah Tong". BoxRec .
  2. "Marion Faustino Ah Tong". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. "Boxing: Men's Welter (63-69kg)" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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