Faʻaasu Loia (born ca. 1997)[1] is a Samoan-New Zealand boxer who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games.
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Loia is from Siumu[2] and Lalomanu[1] but moved to New Zealand at the age of six with her family.[3] She was educated at Otahuhu College and the Manukau Institute of Technology,[4] graduating with a Bachelor of Applied Sport and Exercise Science.[5] She took up boxing in 2012, and won the Waikato championships.[3] She then won the Elite Women Under 64 kg title at the New Zealand Boxing Nationals.[4] In 2016 she was selected for the New Zealand women's development squad.[6]
At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia she won gold in the women's middleweight class.[2][5] In the leadup to the games she was coached by David Tua.[1][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (17 July 2019). "Boxer Faʻaasu Loia ready to rumble in paradise". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Queen of boxing crowned as Samoa dominate finals day". Loop Samoa. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Faaasu (Asu) Loia". The Wreck Room. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ a b "MIT student wins national women's boxing title". Manukau Institute of Technology. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ a b Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (22 July 2019). "Fa'asu Loia – the Pacific and people's champion". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Hard knocks to national dreams for Beazley (+video)". New Zealand Herald. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "'I'm very impressed with the talent' - David Tua returns to his roots, trains young Samoan fighters". 1News. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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