Faʻaasu Loia

Faʻaasu Loia (born ca. 1997)[1] is a Samoan New Zealander boxer who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games.

Faʻaasu Loia
Sport
Country Samoa
SportBoxing
Medal record
women's Boxing
Representing  Samoa
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia Middleweight

Loia is from Siumu[2] and Lalomanu[1] but moved to New Zealand at the age of six with her family.[3] She was educated at Otahuhu College and the Manukau Institute of Technology,[4] graduating with a Bachelor of Applied Sport and Exercise Science.[5] She took up boxing in 2012, and won the Waikato championships.[3] She then won the Elite Women Under 64 kg title at the New Zealand Boxing Nationals.[4] In 2016 she was selected for the New Zealand women's development squad.[6]

At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia she won gold in the women's middleweight class.[2][5] In the leadup to the games she was coached by David Tua.[1][7]

References
  1. Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (17 July 2019). "Boxer Faʻaasu Loia ready to rumble in paradise". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. "Queen of boxing crowned as Samoa dominate finals day". Loop Samoa. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. "Faaasu (Asu) Loia". The Wreck Room. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. "MIT student wins national women's boxing title". Manukau Institute of Technology. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  5. Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (22 July 2019). "Fa'asu Loia – the Pacific and people's champion". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  6. "Hard knocks to national dreams for Beazley (+video)". New Zealand Herald. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  7. "'I'm very impressed with the talent' - David Tua returns to his roots, trains young Samoan fighters". 1News. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2022.


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