Junior Fa | |||||||||||||
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Statistics | |||||||||||||
Real name | Uaine Fa Jr. | ||||||||||||
Rated at | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||
Reach | 210 cm (83 in) | ||||||||||||
Nationality | New Zealander | ||||||||||||
Born |
Papakura, New Zealand |
19 October 1989 ||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||||
Total fights | 9 | ||||||||||||
Wins | 9 | ||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 6 | ||||||||||||
Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||
Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Junior Fa (born Uaine Fa Jr.; October 19, 1989) is a New Zealand heavyweight professional boxer of Tongan descent. Fa has had a highly credentialed amateur career from beating Joseph Parker multiple times to winning the Bronze medal at the commonwealth games in 2010. Fa made his professional debut in 2016 where he defeated Richard Tutaki by first-round knockout. Fa has been on two world title undercards in his career including Kali Reis vs. Maricela Cornejo and Joseph Parker vs. Andy Ruiz.
Olympic qualification
Commonwealth results
Throughout Fa's amateur career, he has had a rivalry with Joseph Parker. The two have fought each other four times so far, one of those occasions being at the New Zealand National Championships and the Oceania Olympic Qualifier. Fa jr won two of those fights.