About Tuna Scanlan
Lived 1934 – 2014 (aged 80). Tuna Scanlan was a New Zealand and New Zealander boxer.
Tuna Williard Scanlan (12 July 1934 – 21 October 2014) was a Samoan-born New Zealand professional middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1950s and 1960s.
Scanlan was born in Apia, Samoa. He won the New Zealand Boxing Association middleweight title, and the British Commonwealth middleweight title, and was a challenger for the Australasian middleweight title against Clive Stewart. His professional fighting weight varied from , i.e. middleweight, to , i.e. light heavyweight.
In 2014, Scanlan died in Ranfurly Hospital and Veterans Home, Mount Roskill, and was buried in Waikumete Cemetery.
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Who was Tuna Scanlan?
Samoa/New Zealand boxer
When was Tuna Scanlan born?
Tuna Scanlan was born on 12 July 1934 in Apia.
When did Tuna Scanlan die?
Tuna Scanlan died on 21 October 2014 in Puketāpapa.
What was Tuna Scanlan's occupation?
Tuna Scanlan was a boxer.
What nationality was Tuna Scanlan?
Tuna Scanlan was New Zealand and New Zealander.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tuna Scanlan. https://biography.guide/tuna-scanlan/
MLA: "Tuna Scanlan." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/tuna-scanlan/.
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