Satupaitea Farani Tavui (born November 6, 1985) is an amateur boxer from

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabited ...

who won the Oceania title in the light-heavyweight division in 2007 and 2008, thereby qualifying for the

2008 Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fr ...

. He lost his only Olympic bout against veteran

Marijo Šivolija Marijo Šivolija-Jelica (born 29 June 1981 in Omišalj) is a Croatian amateur boxer and two-time Olympian best known to medal repeatedly in international competition at light heavyweight. He also manages heavyweight boxer Mark de Mori. Career ...

, suffering a severe knockout and being taken to Beijing's Chaoyang Hospital. He was later reported as recovering well."Samoan recovering well from knockout"
Reuters, August 10, 2008

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1985 births Living people Light-heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Samoa Samoan male boxers 21st-century Samoan sportsmen Place of birth missing (living people) {{Samoa-boxing-bio-stub