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| Full name | Japhet Uutoni | |||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Namibian Lion Slow Poison |
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| Nationality | Namibia | |||||||||
| Born | June 29, 1979 | |||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||
| Rated at | Light Flyweight | |||||||||
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Japhet Uutoni (also spelled Jafet Uutoni) (born June 29, 1979) is an amateur Namibian boxer. 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.
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.
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