Japhet Uutoni
Japhet Uutoni (also spelled Jafet Uutoni; born 29 June 1979) is a Namibian professional boxer in the light flyweight division. He was the 2005 Namibian sportsperson of the year in the Namibian newspaper and won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games by defeating England's Darren Langley on points (37-24). He also won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
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| Real name | Japhet Uutoni | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Namibian Lion Slow Poison | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Light flyweight | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Namibian | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 June 1979 Windhoek, Namibia | ||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Uutoni competes at the 48 kg weightclass and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics by beating Manyo Plange. He was a member of the team that competed for Africa at the 2005 Boxing World Cup in Moscow, Russia.
Professional boxing record
| 14 fights | 12 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 1 |
| By decision | 7 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 14 | Loss | 12–2 |  Ángel Acosta |
TKO | 10 (12), 1:01 | 11 Feb 2017 | Coliseo Roger L. Mendoza, Caguas, Puerto Rico |
WBO light flyweight title eliminator |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 |  Twalib Tuwa |
TKO | 3 (12) | 8 Oct 2016 |  Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia |
Retain WBO International light flyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 |  Bongani Silila |
TKO | 11 (12) | 29 Apr 2016 | Ngoako Ramatlhodi Sports Complex, Seshego, Limpopo, South Africa |
vacant WBO International light flyweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Khanyakude Mukansi |
UD | 6 | 1 Aug 2015 | Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, Namibia |
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| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Sibusiso Twani |
UD | 10 | 20 Mar 2015 | Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, Namibia |
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| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Abmerk Shindjuu |
UD | 12 | 6 Dec 2014 | Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia |
Won WBO Africa flyweight title |
| 8 | Loss | 7–1 | Abmerk Shindjuu |
SD | 12 | 26 Jul 2014 | Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia |
For WBO Africa flyweighttitle |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Neaman Amagola |
TKO | 3 (6) | 17 May 2014 | Omuthiya Park, Oshikoto, Namibia |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Lukusa Kashindi |
TKO | 1 (6), 0:52 | 17 May 2014 | Olufuko Centre, Outapi, Namibia |
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 |  Peter Pelane |
PTS | 6 (6) | 6 Dec 2013 | Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Neaman Amagola |
UD | 4 | 5 Oct 2013 | Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, Namibia |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Kgomotso Bok |
RTD | 3 (4), 3:00 | 5 Jul 2013 | Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, Namibia |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Celestinus Haingura |
UD | 4 | 2 Mar 2013 | Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, Namibia |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Ntando Sibanda |
UD | 4 | 3 Nov 2012 | Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, Namibia |
Pro debut for Uutoni |
Sources
- Results of 2006 Commonwealth Games - Boxing, 48 Kg
- Japhet Uutoni at the African People Database
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jafet Uutoni". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
- Namibian Sport Year in Review, 22 December 2006, Namibian.com.na (see sports section)
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