Tuna Williard Scanlan (12 July 1934 – 21 October 2014)[1] was a Samoan-born New Zealand professional middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1950s and 1960s.
Tuna Scanlan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tuna Williard Scanlan 12 July 1934 Apia, Samoa |
| Died | 21 October 2014 (aged 80) Mount Roskill, New Zealand |
| Nationality | Samoan/New Zealander |
| Other names | Tuna Frank |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | middle/light heavyweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 64 |
| Wins | 42 (KO 22) |
| Losses | 20 (KO 8) |
| Draws | 2 |
Scanlan was born in Apia, Samoa.[2] 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 70 kg (154 lb), i.e. middleweight, to 74 kg (164 lb), i.e. light heavyweight.[3]
In 2014, Scanlan died in Ranfurly Hospital and Veterans Home, Mount Roskill, and was buried in Waikumete Cemetery.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Tuna Williard SCANLAN". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Boxing: Former middleweight champ Scanlan dies". New Zealand Herald. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Tuna Scanlan". Boxrec. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Tuna Scanlan passes". Fightnews.com. 28 October 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Tuna Scanlan from BoxRec (registration required)
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