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Japhet Uutoni | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Japhet Uutoni (1979-06-29) 29 June 1979 (age 45) Windhoek, Namibia | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Namibian | |||||||||||||||||
Other names | The Namibian Lion Slow Poison | |||||||||||||||||
Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight(s) | Light flyweight | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
Wins | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Losses | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Japhet Uutoni (also spelled Jafet Uutoni; born 29 June 1979) is a Namibian professional boxer in the light flyweight division. He was the 2005 Namibian sportsperson of the year in the Namibian newspaper and won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games by defeating England's Darren Langley on points (37-24). He also won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Uutoni competes at the 48 kg weightclass and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics by beating Manyo Plange. He was a member of the team that competed for Africa at the 2005 Boxing World Cup in Moscow, Russia.
Professional boxing record
14 fights | 12 wins | 2 losses |
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By knockout | 5 | 1 |
By decision | 7 | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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14 | Loss | 12–2 | Ángel Acosta | TKO | 10 (12), 1:01 | 11 Feb 2017 | Coliseo Roger L. Mendoza, Caguas, Puerto Rico | WBO light flyweight title eliminator |
13 | Win | 12–1 | Twalib Tuwa | TKO | 3 (12) | 8 Oct 2016 | Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia | Retain WBO International light flyweight title |
12 | Win | 11–1 | Bongani Silila | TKO | 11 (12) | 29 Apr 2016 | Ngoako Ramatlhodi Sports Complex, Seshego, Limpopo, South Africa | vacant WBO International light flyweight title |
11 | Win | 10–1 | Khanyakude Mukansi | UD | 6 | 1 Aug 2015 | Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, Namibia | |
10 | Win | 9–1 | Sibusiso Twani | UD | 10 | 20 Mar 2015 | Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, Namibia | |
9 | Win | 8–1 | Abmerk Shindjuu | UD | 12 | 6 Dec 2014 | Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia | Won WBO Africa flyweight title |
8 | Loss | 7–1 | Abmerk Shindjuu | SD | 12 | 26 Jul 2014 | Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia | For WBO Africa flyweighttitle |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Neaman Amagola | TKO | 3 (6) | 17 May 2014 | Omuthiya Park, Oshikoto, Namibia | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Lukusa Kashindi | TKO | 1 (6), 0:52 | 17 May 2014 | Olufuko Centre, Outapi, Namibia | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Peter Pelane | PTS | 6 (6) | 6 Dec 2013 | Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Neaman Amagola | UD | 4 | 5 Oct 2013 | Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, Namibia | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Kgomotso Bok | RTD | 3 (4), 3:00 | 5 Jul 2013 | Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, Namibia | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Celestinus Haingura | UD | 4 | 2 Mar 2013 | Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, Namibia | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Ntando Sibanda | UD | 4 | 3 Nov 2012 | Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, Namibia | Pro debut for Uutoni |
Sources
- Results of 2006 Commonwealth Games - Boxing, 48 Kg
- Japhet Uutoni at the African People Database
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jafet Uutoni". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
- Namibian Sport Year in Review, 22 December 2006, Namibian.com.na (see sports section)
External links
- Qualifier
- Boxing record for Japhet Uutoni from BoxRec (registration required)
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