Star Tauasi Explained

Star "The Rock of Niue" Tauasi (born ~1975)^[1] is a Niuean boxer. He competed for Niue at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games, and at the 2003 South Pacific Games in Suva, Fiji, winning a bronze.

Tauasi took up boxing after injuring his knee playing rugby league.^[1]

Boxing

• 1999 - Auckland Amateur Super Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
• 1999 – New Zealand Amateur Super Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
• 2000 - NZ Rep. Bronze Medallist. Oceania Boxing Championships & Olympic Trials AIS, Canberra
• 2001 - North Island, NZ, Golden Gloves Amateur Super Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
• 2002 - Represented Niue at Manchester Commonwealth Games - Knocked out "Demolition" David Turner (Australia)^[1] - Rnd 2, but lost by Majority Points Decision to eventual Gold Medal winner, David Dolan, from England.^{[2] [3]}
• 2002 - Fought & stopped current NZ Amateur Super Heavyweight Boxing Champion Rnd 3
• 2003 - Bronze Medallist - South Pacific Games, Suva, Fiji.^[4]
• 2003 - Lost Majority Points Decision to current Amateur Super Heavyweight Boxing, Australia, Justin Whitehead of Victoria
• 2006 - Represented Niue at Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Lost by 1 point to Ghana, disputed but unsuccessful.

External links

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PoA1IhkPqo

Notes and References

1. News: Boxing: Delivering a punch for us all . . 29 July 2002 . 3 December 2021 . Chris . Rattue.
2. Web site: Dolan cracks the great rock of Niue . The Guardian . Stephen Bierley . 31 July 2002 . 3 December 2021.
3. Book: THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES . Graham Groom . 2017 . 180.
4. Web site: Boxing results: South Pacific Games - Suva, Fiji - June 28 - July 12 2003 . 3 December 2021.