Paulo Aokuso

Paulo Aokuso (born 20 May 1997) is an Australian Samoan boxer.[1] He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] In the Round of 16 in the light heavyweight bracket Aokuso lost narrowly on points to Spain’s Gazimagomed Jalidov.[3][4]

Paulo Aokuso
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997
Sydney, Australia
Sport
SportBoxing

Early years

Aokosu comes from Mount Druitt in Sydney's west. He came from a family of sportsmen and women and showed sporting potential from an early age. Aokosu was a competent shot put and discus thrower in his teenage years before trying boxing in 2013 as a 16-year-old. His sister Filoi Aokosu took the silver medal in discus at the 2014 Australian Under-20s Championships and earned a place in the World Junior Championships in Oregon.

Aokosu has much support from his family and his mother, Nessie, would spar with him. He joined the Queensland Academy of Boxing in 2014.[5]

Achievements

His time at the Queensland Academy of Boxing was well spent and Aokuso became a dedicated boxer. He participated in the Asia-Oceania Olympic qualifying event in Amman, Jordan in March 2020. Aokosu unanimously defeated Vietnam's Manh Nguyen to lock in a tournament semi-final berth.

Aokosu then beat 2019 World Championship silver medallist Dilshod Ruzmetov from Uzbekistan and earned a place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[4]

Professional boxing record
3 fights 3 wins 0 losses
By knockout 3 0
By decision 0 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
3 Win 3-0 Peru David Zegarra TKO 2 (10) 1:48 Nov 23, 2022 Australia Aware Super Theatre, Sydney, Australia
2 Win 2-0 New Zealand Robert Berridge TKO 2 (10) 1:09 Jun 29, 2022 Australia Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia Retained ANBF Australasian light-heavyweight title.
1 Win 1-0 Australia Michael Van Nimwegen TKO 5 (8) 3:00 Apr 6, 2022 Australia Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia Won vacant ANBF Australasian light-heavyweight title.

References
  1. "Paulo Aokuso". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. "Boxing: Men's Light Heavy (75-81kg)" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. "Boxing AOKUSO Paulo - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. "Paulo Aokuso". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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