Uaine Fa Jnr. will go to battle with Mexico’s champion fighter Luis Pascual this Friday 22 June in Auckland, New Zealand. Fa was originally scheduled to fight Ghanaian boxer Richard Lartey.
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Results for Tongan boxers
Monday 28 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Junior Fa will fight Ghanaian heavyweight journeyman Richard Lartey in Auckland next month 22 June. Lartey holds a record of 12 wins and 1 loss (suffered in 2014).
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Sunday 12 November 2017
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Cleveland, United States
Junior Fa (aka Uaine Fa) has earned his 13th win via a first-round knockout. His American opponent, Fred Latham, was an undefeated US fighter with nine wins on his record. The fight took place in the United States in Cleveland 10 November.
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Tuesday 24 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan heavyweight boxing prospect Junior Fa (Uaine Fa Jnr.) is scheduled to fight in the United States on 10 November in the City of Cleveland. He will face an undefeated U.S boxer, Fred Latham of Pittsburgh, who boasts a record of 9 wins and 2 draws.
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Wednesday 27 September 2017
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Benidorm, Spain
An Australia boxer of Tongan heritage, Justis Huni, has recently won gold at two major world amateur boxing tournaments held in Turkey and Spain. The 18-year-old dominated the super heavyweight divisions (+91kg) of the competitions held this month.
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Sunday 19 March 2017
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Auckland, New Zealand
Junior Fa has won his first belt, the New Zealand Professional Boxing Association title, after defeating Daniel Tai by majority decision. Veteran boxer Daniel Tai proved to be a tough opponent, going the distance with Fa in an exhausting 10 rounds bout. The win extends Junior's undefeated record to 11 wins.
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Sunday 26 February 2017
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Birmingham-Alabama, USA
Heavyweight boxer Junior Fa has won his fight against Keith Barr via a 3rd round knockout in an undercard to the Wilder vs Washington championship bout in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Wednesday 8 February 2017
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Auckland, New Zealand
Junior Fa's journey to become the first Tongan world champion has reached a crucial point after signing a 3-year-contract with one of boxing's biggest promoters Lou DiBella - who announced the signing three days ago, stating ""The physically imposing Junior Fa has the size and skills to make an impact in an era of heavyweight giants".
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Thursday 8 December 2016
Auckland, New Zealand
Uaine Fa Jnr. (aka Junior Fa) remembers defeating New Zealand’s champion fighter Joseph Parker back in 2012, in a qualifying amateur boxing competition for the London Olympics. Four years since that encounter, Fa is confident he can beat Parker again as a professional. In the meantime, this Saturday, Fa has an undercard bout at the Parker-Ruiz WBO heavyweight title event at the Vector Arena, Auckland. Interview by Finau Fonua.
