Duken Holo Tutakitoa-Williams (born 17 August 1998) is a
Niuean
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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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.
In April 2022, he won the New Zealand national cruiserweight title.
In June 2022, he was selected for Niue's team for the
2022 Commonwealth Games
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in
Birmingham.
At the games he defeated the
Cook Islands'
Michael Schuster to secure a place in the heavyweight semi-final. The victory guaranteed him at least the bronze, making him Niue's first Commonwealth games medalist.
In October 2023, he was announced for the Niue squad in the
2023 Pacific Games
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.
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
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. Williams won the gold medal in the 81-86kg division after defeating
Gabriel Dalphin
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in the final.
References
1998 births
Living people
Niuean male boxers
Commonwealth Games competitors for Niue
Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists
Boxers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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