Maselino Masoe
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Name: Maselino Masoe
Birth Name: Maselino Francis Masoe
Born: 1966-06-06
Birthplace: Samoa
Nationality: New Zealander
Hometown: South Auckland, New Zealand
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5′ 8″ / 173cm
Reach: 68″ / 173cm
Boxing Record: click
Masoe won the "regular" WBA middleweight title against Evans Ashira on May 1, 2004, which became vacant when Masoe's predecessor, William Joppy, failed in his attempt to beat WBA "super champion" Bernard Hopkins.
Amateur Highlights
Represented Samoa as a Welterweight at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. His results were:
- Defeated Pedro Fria (Dominican Republic) RSC 1
- Defeated Fidele Mohinga (Central African Republic) RSC 2
- Lost to Kenneth Gould (United States) 0-5
Competed as a Light Middleweight for Samoa in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. His results were:
- Lost to Mohamed Salah Marmouri (Tunisia) 8-11
| Preceded by: William Joppy Regular Champion |
WBA Middleweight Champion 2004 May 1 – 2006 Mar 11 Regular Champion |
Succeeded by: Felix Sturm Regular Champion |
