About Samson Po'uha
Born 1972. Samson Po'uha is an American boxer.
Samson Po'uha (born June 2, 1971) is a Tongan former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2002.
Background Po'uha was born into a Mormon family in Los Angeles, California and was raised in Utah.
Boxing career Amateur Highly-touted as an amateur, Po'uha was a National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion in 1991 and United States (National AAU) amateur Super Heavyweight champion in 1992. During his amateur career, he defeated Larry Donald, Darroll Wilson, and Cuban star Roberto Balado.
Professional After turning professional in 1992, Po'uha showed good power, but was often out of shape.
He lost to former amateur Craig Payne, (then 11-8), in 1994, and never became a major contender.
He lost by technical knockout to then-undefeated Andrew Golota in a fight, where Golota was nearly knocked out by Po'uha, out of desperation he resorted to biting Po'uha on the side of his neck during a clinch.
Po'uha later lost to a journeyman Jesse Ferguson.
Overall he had a pro career record of 20-5-1 with 18 KOs. He retired in 2003.
Professional boxing record
Loss
MD 10 21/04/2002
Draw
PTS 5 30/01/2002
Win
KO 8 05/05/2000
Loss
PTS 6 12/06/1999
Loss
TKO 8 31/05/1997
Win
TKO 4 22/04/1997
Win
SD 10 05/04/1997
Win
TKO 2 28/01/1997
Win
UD 4 15/07/1996
Loss
TKO 5 16/05/1995
Win
TKO 1 19/01/1995
Win
KO 1 08/12/1994
Win
KO 1 17/11/1994
Loss
TKO 6 30/06/1994
Win
KO 7 14/01/1994
Win
TKO 8 16/11/1993
Win
TKO 1 05/10/1993
Win
TKO 1 04/09/1993
Win
TKO 2 30/08/1993
Win
KO 1 05/08/1993
Win
TKO 2 15/07/1993
Win
KO 1 26/06/1993
Win
TKO 1 06/06/1993
Win
TKO 1 03/04/1993
Win
TKO 4 14/02/1993
Win
KO 1 25/11/1992
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Samson Po'uha was born on 2 June 1972 in Tonga.
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