| Teremoana Teremoana | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | Teremoana Samson Junior Leon Teremoana (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26) Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 6 | ||||||||||||||
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Teremoana Samson Junior Leon Teremoana (born 17 February 1998) is an Australian professional boxer who competes as a heavyweight. As a gold medallist at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands, he qualified to represent Australia in the super-heavyweight event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. In his Olympic debut, he faced Ukraine's Dmytro Lovchynskyi, winning the bout via a first-round knockout. In the quarter-finals, he faced Uzbek Bakhodir Jalolov, the reigning Olympic champion, losing the match 5–0.
Teremoana was born in Campbelltown, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. His Australian mother has Scottish ancestry and his father is from the Cook Islands. He grew up in Brisbane, Queensland, graduating from Centenary State High School in 2015.
References
- ^ "Teremoana Teremoana". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- "Olympic medal prospect Teremoana Teremoan Jnr punches his way to Paris". The Pacific. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- Tora, Iliesa (30 July 2024). "Aussie boxer with Cook Islands heritage, Teremoana, has chance to rewrite boxing history". RNZ. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- Beacham, Greg (31 July 2024). "The biggest Olympic boxing team in Australia's history is fighting for a breakthrough in the ring". Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, France: Associated Press. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- "Centenary State High Alum Teremoana Teremoana Punches His Way to Paris Olympics". Centenary Today. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
External links
- Teremoana Teremoana at BoxRec (registration required)
- Teremoana Teremoana at Tapology.com
- Teremoana Teremoana at Olympics.com
- Teremoana Teremoana at the Australian Olympic Committee
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- Pacific Games gold medalists for Australia
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