Duken Tutakitoa-Williams
Duken Holo Tutakitoa-Williams (born 17 August 1998) is a Niuean boxer and the first Niue athlete competing in the Commonwealth Games history to win Niue Island's first ever medal.
 Niue's first ever medal from the Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Duken Holo Tutakitoa-Williams | |||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Kid | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Niue, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 1998[1] New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Country |  Niue | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||
| Club | Mickey B Boxing Grey Lynn | |||||||||||||
| Team | Niue | |||||||||||||
| Coached by | Lolo Heimuli | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Williams is from the village of Liku, Niue.[2]
In April 2022, he won the New Zealand national cruiserweight title.[3]
In June 2022, he was selected for Niue's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[4][5] At the games he defeated the Cook Islands' Michael Schuster to secure a place in the heavyweight semi-final.[6] The victory guaranteed him at least the bronze, making him Niue's first Commonwealth games medalist.[7]
References
- "Duken Holo Tutakitoa-Williams". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- "Niue Boxing Team for the Birmingham Games set and ready to go". TV Niue. April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- "McMath upsets Benny at Boxing NZ national championships". NZ Sportswire. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- Magaoa, Sarah (20 June 2022). "NISCGA President confirms Team Niue to the Birmingham Games". Television Niue. BCN. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
The team is made up of a total of 29 members; 15 athletes and 14 officials.
- "Niue aims to punch above its weight at Commonwealth Games". RNZ. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- "Niue and Samoan boxers to fight off for place in Games final". RNZ. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- "Boxer bags first Commonwealth Games medal for tiny island nation of Niue". Express and Star. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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