Satupaitea Farani Tavui
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Satupaitea Farani Tavui is an amateur boxer from Samoa
who won the Oceania title in the light-heavyweight division in 2007 and 2008, thereby qualifying for the 2008 Olympics.
He lost his only Olympic bout against veteran Marijo Šivolija
, suffering a severe knockout and being taken to Beijing's Chaoyang Hospital. He was later reported as recovering well.
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
who won the Oceania title in the light-heavyweight division in 2007 and 2008, thereby qualifying for the 2008 Olympics.
He lost his only Olympic bout against veteran Marijo Šivolija
Marijo Šivolija
Marijo Šivolija-Jelica is a Croatian amateur boxer best known to medal repeatedly in international competition at light heavyweight.-Career:In 2003 he won a silver medal at the European Championships....
, suffering a severe knockout and being taken to Beijing's Chaoyang Hospital. He was later reported as recovering well.