Maselino Masoe pugile

Maselino Francis Masoe (born June 6, 1966 in Apia, Western Samoa) is a retired Samoan boxer who represented American Samoa at three Olympics starting with the 1988 Summer Olympics. As a professional, Masoe made history becoming the first Samoan boxer to win a major world title, defeating Kenyan born Evans Ashira on May 1, 2004 for the regular WBA world middleweight crown via second round Technical Knockout. He is the brother of rugby player Chris Masoe. Another brother, Mika, also represented American Samoa in boxing at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics.Represented American Samoa as a Welterweight at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games at Seoul. His results were:Competed as a Light Middleweight for American Samoa in the 1992 Summer Olympic Games at Barcelona. Results were:Competed as a Light Middleweight for American Samoa in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games at Atlanta. Results were:Masoe moved to New Zealand where he began his pro career in 1997 and captured the Vacant WBA Middleweight Title by upsetting undefeated Evans Ashira in 2004. He lost the title to Felix Sturm in 2006.