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Bowie Tupou

Suliasi Tupou Ahio (born 3 August 1982), better known as Bowie Tupou, is an Australian professional boxer.

Bowie Tupou
Born
Suliasi Tupou Ahio

(1982-08-03) 3 August 1982 (age 42)
NationalityAustralian
Other namesBo
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Reach1.92 m (75+1⁄2 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights34
Wins28
Wins by KO20
Losses6

Tupou has peaked at 13th in the WBO rankings after winning the WBO African title against Hunter Sam in March 2015.[2] Tupou lost the title in August 2015 against Joseph Parker.[3]

Early life

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Tupou moved to Mt Druitt at age of 11, then to Newtown, New South Wales when he got married. Before becoming a boxer, Bowie played professional rugby league football in Australia for the Penrith Panthers in the under 21s.[2] In 2001 Tupou was selected to tour New Zealand, which included a game against Southland under-21 in Queenstown.[2] His NRL career never happened due to being sucked into the booze culture and he fell into that trap like many youngsters can. Tupou wife was the first person to suggest boxing as a sport, to help get him back on track and install some discipline in his life.

Professional boxing career

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He began his boxing career training with Johnny Lewis, Australia's most well-known boxing coach, having trained Jeff Fenech, Jeff Harding, Virgil Hill and Kostya Tszyu. After only one amateur bout, he knocked out his opponent in the first round. Tupou made his pro debut on 18 February 2006 in South Windsor, New South Wales, Australia, against Brian Fitzgerald. Tupou won the evenly fought battle by a majority decision. Six months later on a rematch with Fitzgerald, Tupou picked up the lightly regarded New South Wales Heavyweight title. At the end of 2006 he settled in Los Angeles where he started training with Justin Fortune at the Pound4Pound Gym.

In 2007 he signed with Gary Shaw and made his U.S. debut on 7 September. In April 2008 he signed with a new coach Jeff Mayweather. He has beaten his first club fighters in Cisse Salif and Ray Hayes. In 2009 he was KOd by club fighter Demetrice King but a 2011 KO of Manuel Quezada and a points win over Donnell Holmes have restored some credibility. Bowie now resides in Las Vegas, NV. In 2012 he was KOd by Malik Scott and Bryant Jennings.

Returning to Australia

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When returning to Australia in 2013, Tupou started training with Jeff Fenech.[4] Since that return he had a three win streak with wins over Hunter Sam, Nick Guivas and Junior Maletino Iakopo. After the three wins Tupou received his first major world rankings, ranked 13th in WBO and winning the WBO African title. Five months after winning the title, Tupou suffered his fourth loss to Joseph Parker.[5]

In 2016, Tupou won his rematch against Hunter Sam after both boxers took the fight on a week's notice. Tupou won the fight by TKO. Tupou had his last regional title shot against the tallest boxer in the world, New Zealand American Julius Long.[6] Long won the Interim WBA title by Split Decision, his biggest win of his career. Tupou has not fought since.

Professional boxing titles

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  • Australian New South Wales State
    • Australia – New South Wales State heavyweight title (262½Ibs)
  • World Boxing Organisation
    • WBO Africa heavyweight title (284½Ibs)

Professional boxing record

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33 fights 27 wins 6 losses
By knockout 19 4
By decision 8 2
Draws 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
33 Win 27–6   Roger Izonritei KO 1 (6) 2 Feb 2019   St Marys Band Club, St Marys, Australia
32 Loss 26–6   Randall Rayment SD 6 23 Nov 2018   Entertainment Centre, Hurstville, Australia
31 Loss 26–5   Julius Long SD 10 7 Oct 2016   Jupiters Hotel & Casino, Broadbeach, Australia For WBA interim Oceania heavyweight title
30 Win 26–4   Hunter Sam TKO 5 (6), 0:54 27 Feb 2016   Darwin’s Convention Centre, Darwin, Australia
29 Loss 25–4   Joseph Parker KO 1 (12), 1:03 1 Aug 2015   Stadium Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand Lost WBO Africa heavyweight title;
For WBA–PABA, WBO Oriental and vacant WBC–OPBF heavyweight titles
28 Win 25–3   Hunter Sam SD 10 27 Mar 2015   Club Punchbowl, Punchbowl, Australia Won vacant WBO Africa heavyweight title
27 Win 24–3   Nick Guivas TKO 6 (8), 0:53 19 Mar 2014   Jupiters Hotel & Casino, Broadbeach, Australia
26 Win 23–3   Junior Maletino Iakopo UD 6 20 Dec 2013   Jupiters Hotel & Casino, Broadbeach, Australia
25 Lose 22–3   Bryant Jennings TKO 5 (12), 1:37 8 Dec 2012   Temple University McGonigle Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US For USBA heavyweight title
24 Loss 22–2   Malik Scott TKO 8 (8), 0:52 8 Sep 2012   Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, US
23 Win 22–1   Donnell Holmes UD 10 17 Dec 2011   Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
22 Win 21–1   Manuel Quezada KO 7 (10), 0:53 14 May 2011   Home Depot Center, Carson, California, US
21 Win 20–1   Andrew Greeley UD 4 8 Apr 2011   Event Center, Laredo, Texas, US
20 Win 19–1   Alexis Mejias RTD 2 (6), 3:00 21 May 2010   Capitale, New York City, New York, US
19 Loss 18–1   Demetrice King KO 2 (8), 0:52 1 Aug 2009   Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California, US
18 Win 18–0   Chris Koval TKO 3 (8), 0:15 9 May 2009   Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
17 Win 17–0   Marcus Rhode TKO 1 (10), 1:21 28 Mar 2009   Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma, US
16 Win 16–0   Cisse Salif UD 6 10 Jan 2009   Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, US
15 Win 15–0   Otis Tisdale TKO 2 (10), 1:56 7 Jun 2018   Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, US
14 Win 14–0   Ramon Hayes UD 6 12 Apr 2008   St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida, US
13 Win 13–0   John Clark RTD 4 (6), 3:00 22 Feb 2008   Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, US
12 Win 12–0   Jason Bergman KO 2 (6), 1:14 30 Nov 2007   Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California, US
11 Win 11–0   Harvey Jolly KO 2 (6), 2:37 5 Oct 2007   Omega Products International, Corona, California, US
10 Win 10–0   John Clark TKO 4 (6), 0:28 7 Sep 2007   Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California, US
9 Win 9–0   Richard Tutaki KO 3 (6), 1:30 10 Nov 2006   Wyong RSL Club, Wyong, Australia
8 Win 8–0   Alex Mene TKO 2 (6), 2:59 21 Oct 2006   Roundhouse, Uni of NSW, Kensington, Australia
7 Win 7–0   Brian Fitzgerald UD 6 8 Sep 2006   Wyong RSL Club, Wyong, Australia
6 Win 6–0   Ramba Sithsianboh TKO 1 (6), 1:09 4 Aug 2006   Croatian Club, Sydney, Australia
5 Win 5–0   Terry Tuteru TKO 1 (4), 1:56 14 Jul 2006   Greek Community Club, Sydney, Australia
4 Win 4–0   Vai Toevai KO 1 (6) 2:35 9 Jun 2006   Southport RSL Club, Southport, Australia
3 Win 3–0   John Justice KO 1 (8), 0:54 12 May 2006   Croatian Club, Sydney, Australia vacant Australia – New South Wales State heavyweight title
2 Win 2–0   Corey Wainwright KO 1 (6), 0:53 24 Mar 2006   Croatian Club, Sydney, Australia
1 Win 1–0   Brian Fitzgerald MD 6 18 Feb 2006   Windsor Rugby League Club, South Windsor, Australia

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Bowie Tupou". BoxRec.
  2. ^ a b c "Bowie Tupou's journey from rugby player to taking on NZ heavyweight Joseph Parker". Stuff. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Joseph Parker knocks out Bowie Tupou in Invercargill". TVNZ. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Parker vs Tupou an NZ first". RNZ. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Bowie Tupou didn't dive in round one, says Joseph Parker". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Julius Long set to fight Bowie Tupou in heavyweight blockbuster on the Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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