James Iahuat (14 May 1959 – 20 June 2021)
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. Iahuat competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in

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. There, he lost his only bout to George Ferrie of

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after the referee stopped the contest in the second round. At the

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held in

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, Iahuat again competed in the middleweight class. He received a bye in the first round. In the second round he was up against

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an boxer Serge Kabongo, but the referee stopped the contest in the first round. Four years later Iahuat became the Vanuatu National boxing coach.

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* 1959 births 2021 deaths Boxers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Vanuatu Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Vanuatu Middleweight boxers Vanuatuan male boxers {{Vanuatu-boxing-bio-stub