| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Samoan |
| Born | 22 October 1970 Samoa |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  |
| Sport | Boxing |
Maselino Tuifao is a Samoan Olympic boxer. He represented his country in the welterweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He had a bye the first round, and then lost his first bout to Michael Carruth. [1]
Kevin Michael Joseph Barry is a New Zealand former boxer, boxing trainer, manager and occasional commentator. He is the son of noted boxing trainer Kevin Barry Sr.
"Hello and Welcome" is a song created by the musical project Enigma, released on 10 March 2006.
The Tabom People or Agudas are the Afro-Brazilian community in the South of Ghana who are mostly of Yoruba descent. The Tabom People are an Afro-Brazilian community of former slaves returnees. When they arrived in Jamestown, Accra they could speak only Portuguese, so they greeted each other with “Como está?” to which the reply was “Tá bom”, so the Ga-Adangbe people who primarily inhabited the Jamestown neighborhood in Accra, South Ghana started to call them the Tabom People.
Adnan Ćatić, best known as Felix Sturm, is a German former professional boxer of Bosnian origin who competed from 2001 to 2016. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the WBO middleweight title from 2003 to 2004, the WBA middleweight title twice between 2006 and 2012, the IBF middleweight title from 2013 to 2014, and the WBA (Super) super-middleweight title in 2016. As an amateur, Sturm won a gold medal at the 2000 European Championships in the light-middleweight division.
Chris Masoe is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, who currently plays for Racing Metro 92 in the Top 14. He is the brother of boxer Maselino Masoe. He was born in the town of Savai'i
Kenneth "Kenny" Gould was an American boxer, who won the welterweight bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He won the world title at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno, followed by a silver medal at the 1987 Pan American Games.
György Mizsei was a Hungarian boxer, who won a bronze medal in the light middleweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Maselino Francis Masoe 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. He is the brother of rugby player Chris Masoe. Another brother, Mika, also represented American Samoa in boxing at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics.
Sports in American Samoa are slightly different from sports in Samoa. The main difference is that Samoans in American Samoa are more likely to follow or play American sports such as American football, basketball, and baseball. Western Samoans are more likely to follow or play rugby union, rugby league, and netball. Sports such as mixed martial arts, boxing, professional wrestling, and volleyball are popular among most ethnic Samoans regardless of location.
The Central African Republic competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. This marked the third appearance of the nation at a Summer Olympics. The country entered 15 competitors, the highest number of Central Africans appearing at any Games so far; with the basketball team comprising 12 of them. In addition to the boxers Fidèle Mohinga and Moussa Wiawindi, there was marathon runner Adolphe Ambowodé, who had previously competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics. No medals were won by any of those athletes.
The main sports played in Samoa are rugby union and rugby league. Other popular sports are netball and soccer. Samoans in American Samoa are more likely to follow or play American sports such as American football, basketball, and baseball. Sports such as mixed martial arts, boxing, professional wrestling, and volleyball are popular among most ethnic Samoans regardless of location.
Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS) is the governing body for competitive football in the nation of American Samoa.
Evans Ashira is a Kenyan former professional boxer, a multi-weight world title challenger, who is best known for his loss to Joe Calzaghe in 2005, but also unsuccessfully challenged Maselino Masoe for the WBA World Middleweight Title in 2004. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the Welterweight division, losing to Uzbekistans Nariman Ataev.
Hiroshi Nagashima is a retired boxer from Japan, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Mika Masoe is an American Samoan boxer.
Maselino Paulino is a Samoan rugby union player who plays as a second-row or flanker.
Furas Hashim is an Iraqi Olympic boxer. He represented his country in the light-middleweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He won his first bout against Miguel Jiménez, and then lost his second bout to Maselino Masoe.
The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 20 September to 1 October 1988. 44 boxers from 44 nations competed. Robert Wangila won the gold medal.
The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 July to 8 August 1992. 30 boxers from 30 nations competed.
The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 27 July to 9 August 1992. 30 boxers from 30 nations competed.
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