Duken Tutakitoa-Williams Explained

Full Name:Duken Holo Tutakitoa-Williams
Nickname:The Kid, HBK
Nationality:Niue, New Zealand
Birth Date:17 August 1998[1]
Birth Place:New Zealand
Height:178
Weight:92kg
Country:
Sport:Boxing
Club:Mickey B Boxing Grey Lynn, Balmoral Lee Gar
Team:Niue
Coach:Lolo Heimuli

Duken Holo Tutakitoa-Williams (born 17 August 1998) is a Niuean boxer and the first Niue athlete competing in the Commonwealth Games history to win Niue Island's first ever medal.

Williams is from the village of Liku, Niue.[2]

In April 2022, he won the New Zealand national cruiserweight title.[3]

In June 2022, he was selected for Niue's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[4] [5] At the games he defeated the Cook Islands' Michael Schuster to secure a place in the heavyweight semi-final.[6] The victory guaranteed him at least the bronze, making him Niue's first Commonwealth games medalist.[7]

In October 2023, he was announced for the Niue squad in the 2023 Pacific Games.[8] Later that month, his house was raided by police and his assets were frozen. Due to his sponsors pulling out, he was forced to fundraiser money to pay for his own plane ticket to the games in Honiara.[9] Williams won the gold medal in the 81-86kg division after defeating Gabriel Dalphin in the final. [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Duken Holo Tutakitoa-Williams . Birmingham2022.com . . 5 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Niue Boxing Team for the Birmingham Games set and ready to go . TV Niue . April 2022 . 5 August 2022.
  3. Web site: McMath upsets Benny at Boxing NZ national championships . NZ Sportswire . 28 April 2022 . 5 August 2022.
  4. Web site: NISCGA President confirms Team Niue to the Birmingham Games. Magaoa. Sarah. 20 June 2022. Television Niue. BCN. 2 June 2022. The team is made up of a total of 29 members; 15 athletes and 14 officials.. https://web.archive.org/web/20220621023839/https://tvniue.com/2022/06/niscga-president-confirms-team-niue-to-the-birmingham-games/. 21 June 2022. live.
  5. Web site: Niue aims to punch above its weight at Commonwealth Games. RNZ. 21 July 2022. 21 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Niue and Samoan boxers to fight off for place in Games final . RNZ . 5 August 2022 . 5 August 2022.
  7. Web site: Boxer bags first Commonwealth Games medal for tiny island nation of Niue . Express and Star . 4 August 2022 . 5 August 2022.
  8. Web site: Tora . Iliesa . Heavyweight boxer Duken Tutakitoa-Williams to lead Niue's Pacific Games medal bid . RNZ . 30 October 2023 . 31 October 2023.
  9. Web site: Satakala . Mere . Boxer Duken Williams Reveals Challenges leading up to Pacific Games . TV Niue . 10 December 2023 . 11 December 2023.
  10. Web site: Tora . Iliesa . Niue's boxing star Duken Tutakitoa-Williams a 'source of motivation' for his island . RNZ . 6 December 2023 . 11 December 2023.

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