19 Nov 2011

Sport: Samoan boxer delivers knock out performance

8:49 am on 19 November 2011

Samoa cruiserweight champion, Satiamaalii Vaitele Soi, delivered another knock out performance in the main event of the Glozier Promotion in Auckland last night.

The 54 seconds TKO win by Soi in the first round has now taken his professional record to 19 fights, 19 wins with 14 wins by way of knock out.

Soi is part of the Samoan professional boxing team currently training in Auckland

Next week, Samoan boxers Faimasasa Tavui, Tony Iapesa and Michael Fonoti will travel to Tahiti to take part in the Polynesia Professional Boxing League pro-am promotion.

Meanwhile, boxer Oli Filimaua and his trainer head to Fiji to participate in the Wild West Boxing Promotion.

Team Samoa returns to Apia in time for the Samoa Pro Am fights early next month which will feature a Fiji vs Samoa match up.