Maselino Masoe
Maselino Francis Masoe (born June 6, 1966 in Apia, Western Samoa) is an American Samoan boxer, who represented American Samoa at three Olympics starting with the 1988 Summer Olympics. He is the brother of rugby player Chris Masoe. Another brother, Mika, also represented American Samoa in boxing at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics.
Amateur Highlights
Represented American Samoa as a Welterweight at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games at Seoul. His results were:
- Defeated Pedro Fria (Dominican Republic) RSC 1
- Defeated Fidele Mohinga (Central African Republic) RSC 2
- Lost to Kenneth Gould (United States) 0-5
Competed as a Light Middleweight for American Samoa in the 1992 Summer Olympic Games at Barcelona. Results were:
- Defeated Hiroshi Nagashima (Japan) RSCI-3 (00:54)
- Defeated Furas Hashim (Iraq) RSCH-1 (00:44)
- Lost to György Mizsei (Hungary) 3-17
Competed as a Light Middleweight for American Samoa in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games at Atlanta. Results were:
- Lost to Mohamed Marmouri (Tunisia) 8-11
Pro career
Masoe moved to New Zealand where he began his pro career in 1997 and captured the Vacant WBA Middleweight Title by upsetting undefeated Evans Ashira in 2004. He lost the title to Felix Sturm in 2006.
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| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vacant Title last held by William Joppy |
WBA Middleweight Champion Regular Title May 1, 2004 – March 11, 2006 |
Succeeded by Felix Sturm |
| Olympic Games | ||
| Preceded by None |
Flagbearer for  American SamoaSeoul 1988 Atlanta 1996 |
Succeeded by Lisa Misipeka |