Junior Fa
| Junior Fa | |||||||||||||
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| Born |
Uaine Fa Junior October 19, 1989 Papakura, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Other names | Junior Fa | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | New Zealander | ||||||||||||
| Ethnicity | Tongan | ||||||||||||
| Division | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||
| Team | City Boxing NZ | ||||||||||||
| Trainer | Lollo Heimuli | ||||||||||||
| Professional boxing record | |||||||||||||
| Total | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 | ||||||||||||
| By knockout | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||
| By knockout | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Uaine Fa Jr (born 19 October 1989 in Papakura, New Zealand) Also known as Junior Fa, is a New Zealand professional heavyweight boxer of Tongan decent. Fa jr has had a highly credentialed amateur career from beating Joseph Parker multiple times to winning the Bronze medal at the commonwealth games in 2010.[1] Fa jr made his professional debut in 2016 where he defeated Richard Tutaki by first round knockout.[2]
Joseph Parker rivalry
Throughout Fa jr's amateur career, he has had a rivalry with Joseph Parker. The two have fought each other four times so far, one of those occasions being at at New Zealand National Championships and the Oceania Olympic Qualifier. Fa jr won two of those fights.[3]
Amateur titles
- Silver Medal Oceanian Champions 2008 participant in Apia, Samoa as a Super Heavyweight.
- Lost over Daniel Beahan 4 - 14[4]
- Gold Medal New Zealand National Champions 2009 participant in Rotorua, New Zealand as a Super Heavyweight.
- Win over Joseph Parker 8-4[5]
- Bronze Medal Commonwealth Games 2010 participant in Delhi, India as a Super Heavyweight.
- Lost over Paramjeet Samota 2 - 6
- Silver Medal Oceanian Champions 2012 participant in Canberra, Australia as a Super Heavyweight.
- Lose over Johan Linde RSCH
Professional boxing record
| 3 Wins (2 knockouts), 0 Losses, 0 Draws[6] | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
 Junior Pati |
2016-07-01 | ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Win | 3-0 | Jayson Aloese |
UD | (4) | 2016-04-16 | The Trusts Arena , Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Win | 2-0 | Clint Foai |
TKO | 1 (4) | 2016-04-02 | TSB Stadium , New Plymouth, New Zealand |
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| Win | 1–0 | Richard Tutaki |
KO | 1 (4), 0:48 | 2016-02-13 | ASB Stadium , Auckland |
Professional debut. |
References
- ↑ BARCLAY, CHRIS (22 March 2012). "Olympic boxing hopes over for Joseph Parker". Stuff. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ "Uaine Fa Jr vs Richard Tutaki". Live Stream. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ SAVORY, Loagn (20 April 2013). "All eyes on great Kiwi hope Joseph Parker". Stuff. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ "2008 OCEANIA OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS ELITE MEN" (PDF). AIBA Boxing Australia. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ "Finals Nationals 2009". Boxingnz. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ "Uaine Fa Jr Boxrec Profile". Boxrec. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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