Solomon Haumono

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Solomon Haumono

Personal information
Full name	Solomon Haumono
Date of birth	13 October, 1975
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m
Weight	111 kg
Position	Second row
Club information
Current club	Harlequins
Number	11
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
1994-96 1997-98 1999 2000 2003-04 2005-06	Manly Canterbury Balmain St George Illawarra Manly Harlequins	36 (24) 26 (28) 7 (4) 2 (0) 27 (4) 53 (16)
Representative teams**
	New South Wales Australia Tonga
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of 06 December 2006. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 26 August 2006.

Solomon Haumono ( born 13 October 1975 in Auckland, New Zealand ) is a professional boxer and former rugby league player.

In rugby league, his preferred position was second row. He played in the NRL for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Canterbury Bulldogs, Balmain Tigers, St George Illawarra Dragons, and in Super League for Harlequins Rugby League. Soloman played at representative level for New South Wales, Australia and also captained Tonga.

He dated Gabrielle Richens for a period of time during is venture in the Bulldogs. They have since separated.

Haumono first took time out of rugby after his spell with the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2000. He followed in the footsteps of his father (former Australian heavyweight champion Maile Haumono) to take up a career in professional boxing. He fought eight times between 2000 and 2002, winning all of his heavyweight contests inside the distance. Solomon briefly held the title of New South Wales heavyweight champion before rejecting an offer to join the stable of American promoter Don King and returning to rugby league.

Following a second spell with Manly in 2003, Haumono joined Harlequins Rugby League (formerly London Broncos) and played in the capital for two seasons. In December 2006, with a year remaining on his contract, Haumono quit rugby league to return to professional boxing. Haumono resumed his boxing career with a first round knockout on 7 March 2007 which expands his record to 9-0. He is curretly training under well respected trainer Johnny Lewis.