Paea Wolfgramm
![]() Wolfgramm in 2017 | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Paea Wolfgramm |
Nickname | The Tongan Warrior |
Nationality | Tongan |
Born | Vava'u, Tonga | December 1, 1969
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 140 kg (309 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Boxing |
Weight class | Super Heavyweight |
Medal record |
Paea Wolfgramm (born December 1, 1969) is a Tongan retired boxer. Nicknamed "The Tongan Warrior", Wolfgramm earned the Super Heavyweight silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, making him the first and only athlete from Tonga to win an Olympic medal.[1]
Personal
[edit]Wolfgramm has 7 children - 5 boys and 2 girls, as well as 4 brothers and 2 sisters. He resides in South Auckland New Zealand, where he is a hostel parent at a well-known New Zealand school, Wesley College.
Amateur highlights
[edit]- 1994 3rd place at the Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada.
- Defeated Joseph Saimei (Solomon Islands) RSC 2
- Lost to David Anyim (Kenya) PTS (5-9)
- 1995 won the Oceanian Championships in Nuku'alofa, Tonga.
- 1996 Representing Tonga, Wolfgramm won the Super Heavyweight Silver Medal at the Atlanta Olympics.[2] Results were:
- Defeated Serguei Lyakhovich (Belarus) PTS (10-9)
- Defeated Alexis Rubalcaba (Cuba) PTS (17-12)
- Defeated Duncan Dokiwari (Nigeria) PTS (7-6)
- Lost to Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine) PTS (3-7)
Professional career
[edit]At 6'4" and 325 pounds, the huge Wolfgramm turned pro after the Olympics, but had limited success. He lost a decision to journeyman Marion Wilson in 1998. Although he was able to beat former Cuban Olympian Jorge Luis Gonzalez by decision to set up a fight with Wladimir Klitschko for the vacant WBC International Heavyweight Title, he was beaten in the first round in a rematch of their 1996 Super Heavyweight Olympic finals bout. He later lost a decision to Eliecer Castillo, but beat Jimmy Thunder to set up a fight with Corey Sanders in late 2001. Sanders won via 9th-round TKO, and Wolfgramm announced his retirement shortly after this fight.
Professional boxing record
[edit]24 fights | 20 wins | 4 losses |
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By knockout | 14 | 2 |
By decision | 6 | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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24 | Loss | 20–4 | ![]() | TKO | 9 (10), 1:54 | 8 Aug 2001 | ![]() | |
23 | Win | 20–3 | ![]() | TD | 7 (10), 3:00 | 1 Apr 2001 | ![]() | |
22 | Loss | 19–3 | ![]() | SD | 12 | 21 Oct 2000 | ![]() | For vacant IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
21 | Win | 19–2 | ![]() | RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | 21 Jul 2000 | ![]() | |
20 | Loss | 18–2 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (12), 1:30 | 18 Mar 2000 | ![]() | For vacant WBC International heavyweight title |
19 | Win | 18–1 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 5 Dec 1999 | ![]() | |
18 | Win | 17–1 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 7 Mar 1999 | ![]() | |
17 | Win | 16–1 | ![]() | MD | 8 | 15 Aug 1998 | ![]() | |
16 | Win | 15–1 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (8), 1:29 | 12 Jun 1998 | ![]() | |
15 | Loss | 14–1 | ![]() | MD | 6 | 9 May 1998 | ![]() | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (6) | 21 Mar 1998 | ![]() | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (6), 1:12 | 16 Jan 1998 | ![]() | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() | KO | 1 (6), 1:29 | 20 Dec 1997 | ![]() | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() | KO | 1 (4), 2:15 | 23 Sep 1997 | ![]() | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (4) | 23 August 1997 | ![]() | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (4), 2:59 | 9 August 1997 | ![]() | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (4) | 24 May 1997 | ![]() | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() | TKO | 2 (4), 1:24 | 10 May 1997 | ![]() | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() | UD | 4 | 3 Mar 1997 | ![]() | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() | KO | 2 (6) | 14 Feb 1997 | ![]() | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (4), 1:17 | 28 Jan 1997 | ![]() | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() | PTS | 4 | 17 Jan 1997 | ![]() | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (4) | 11 Jan 1997 | ![]() | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() | KO | 1 (4), 0:46 | 3 Dec 1996 | ![]() | Professional debut |
Honours
[edit]- National honours
Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III, Member (31 July 2008).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Boxing: Training was not all beer and skittles for Wolgramm". New Zealand Herald. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Bittersweet moment for Pacific Islands first Olympic medalist, Paea Wolfgramm". Matangi Tonga. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Royal orders presented at Palace". Matangi Tonga. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Paea Wolfgramm at BoxRec (registration required)
- Paea Wolfgramm at Olympics.com
- Paea Wolfgramm at Olympedia
- Paea Wolfgramm at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)