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Samson Poʻuha

American boxer

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Overview

Samson Po'uha (born June 2, 1971) is a Tongan former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2002.

Background

Po'uha was born into a Mormon family in Los Angeles, California and was raised in Utah.

Amateur

Highly-touted as an amateur, Po'uha was a National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion in 1991 and United States (National AAU) amateur Super Heavyweight champion in 1992. During his amateur career, he defeated Larry Donald, Darroll Wilson, and Cuban star Roberto Balado.

Professional

After turning professional in 1992, Po'uha showed good power, but was often out of shape. He lost to former amateur Craig Payne, (then 11-8), in 1994, and never became a major contender. He lost by technical knockout to then-undefeated Andrew Golota in a fight, where Golota was nearly knocked out by Po'uha, out of desperation he resorted to biting Po'uha on the side of his neck during a clinch. Po'uha later lost to a journeyman Jesse Ferguson. Overall he had a pro career record of 20-5-1 with 18 KOs. He retired in 2003.

Professional boxing record

- align="center" colspan=8 20 Wins (18 knockouts, 2 decisions), 5 Losses (3 knockouts, 2 decisions), 1 Draw http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=6302&cat=boxer - align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" Result align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" Record align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" Opponent align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" Type align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" Round align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" Date align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" Location align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" Notes -align=center Loss align=left Sherman Williams MD 10 21/04/2002 align=left Laughlin, Nevada, U.S. align=left - Draw align=left Frankie Swindell PTS 5 30/01/2002 align=left Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. align=left - Win align=left Louis Monaco KO 8 05/05/2000 align=left Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. align=left - Loss align=left David Vedder PTS 6 12/06/1999 align=left Saint George, Utah, U.S. align=left - Loss align=left Jesse Ferguson TKO 8 31/05/1997 align=left Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. align=left - Win align=left Bert Cooper TKO 4 22/04/1997 align=left Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. align=left - Win align=left Frankie Swindell SD 10 05/04/1997 align=left Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. align=left - Win align=left Jimmy Haynes TKO 2 28/01/1997 align=left Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. align=left - Win align=left Patrick Freeman UD 4 15/07/1996 align=left Laughlin, Nevada, U.S. align=left - Loss align=left Andrew Golota TKO 5 16/05/1995 align=left Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. align=left - Win align=left Martin Foster TKO 1 19/01/1995 align=left Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. align=left - Win align=left Jeff Lally KO 1 08/12/1994 align=left Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. align=left - Win align=left John Morton KO 1 17/11/1994 align=left Saint George, Utah, U.S. align=left - Loss align=left Craig Payne TKO 6 30/06/1994 align=left Mesquite, Nevada, U.S. align=left - Win align=left David Graves KO 7 14/01/1994 align=left Saint George, Utah, U.S. align=left - Win align=left Mike Rouse TKO 8 16/11/1993 align=left Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, U.S. align=left - Win align=left Jason Waller TKO 1 05/10/1993 align=left Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. align=left - Win align=left Carl McGrew TKO 1 04/09/1993 align=left Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. align=left - Win align=left Al Shoffner TKO 2 30/08/1993 align=left Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. align=left - Win align=left Eddie Gonzales KO 1 05/08/1993 align=left Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. align=left - Win align=left Domingo Monroe TKO 2 15/07/1993 align=left Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. align=left - Win align=left Mike Acklie KO 1 26/06/1993 align=left Saint George, Utah, U.S. align=left - Win align=left Warren Williams TKO 1 06/06/1993 align=left Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. align=left - Win align=left Willie Jackson TKO 1 03/04/1993 align=left Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. align=left - Win align=left Patrick Smith TKO 4 14/02/1993 align=left Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. align=left - Win align=left Steve Cortez KO 1 25/11/1992 align=left Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. align=left

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