Tupuola Seua’i Ato Leau Plodzicki-Faoagali (born 18 February 1999) is a

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n amateur

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who has represented Samoa at the

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and the

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Amateur career

He competed at the

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, where he won gold in the light heavyweight division. The

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meant that he was not able to compete in any international tournaments in the leadup to the 2020 Olympics, but was able to train in Australia alongside fello Samoan boxer Marion Ah Tong. At the Olympics he was defeated by Belarusian Uladzislau Smiahlikau in his first fight. Following the 2020 Olympics he focused on selection for the

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. On 14 July 2022 he was selected as part of Samoa's team for the games. He reached the final in the heavyweight competition but was defeated by

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and was awarded the

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Professional boxing career

Plodzicki-Faoagali made his professional boxing debut on the 25th of November 2022 at Faleata Sports Complex in Apia, Samoa.

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was also making his professional debut as the main undercard. Plodzicki-Faoagali took on Fijian boxer Apisai Naciqa. Plodzicki-Faoagali won the fight by TKO.

Professional boxing record

Personal life

Plodzicki-Faoagali is born in

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. He holds two ''matai'' titles: Tupuola from Sa’aga,

Siumu Siumu is a village on the central south coast of Upolu island in Samoa. The population is 1183. There is also a sub-village Siumu Uta which has a population of 304. Siumu Electoral Constituency Siumu Electoral Constituency (''Faipule District'') c ...

and Seua’i from Tuana'i.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Plodzicki-Faoagali, Ato 1999 births Living people Samoan male boxers Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Samoa Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Light-heavyweight boxers Heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Samoa Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games