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| Nickname | Captain Feathers, Sol, Solo | |||||
| Born | October 13, 1975 Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) | |||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1994–96 | Manly-Warringah | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 1997–98 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 1999 | Balmain Tigers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 | St. George Illawarra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Manly-Warringah | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005–06 | London Broncos | 48 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Total | 159 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2003 | City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | New South Wales (SL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Australia (SL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995–2006 | Tonga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 06 December 2006 | ||||||
Solomon Haumono (born 13 October 1975 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a professional boxer and former rugby league player of Tongan descent. He attended Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham and represented them in the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges Australian Schoolboys team 1993.[1]
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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 London Broncos/Harlequins RL. Soloman played at representative level for New South Wales and Australia, although these three state matches and one international match were in 1997, when Super League contracted players were ineligible for State of Origin selection. He also captained Tonga. Haumono was renowned as one of the hardest hitters in the game during his football career.
Haumono was also involved in a bizarre on-field incident, where after being left prone on the field after being on the receiving end of a heavy tackle, his mother ran on to the pitch to render assistance. He dated Gabrielle Richens for a period of time during his time with 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 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. He is currently training under well respected trainer Johnny Lewis who has assisted Haumono in reaching his 14–0 (all by K.O) record in the heavyweight ranks]. He fought Cliff Couser on August 27, 2008 and won the fight by unanimous decision.He fought Colin Wilson on March 11, 2009 with the fight going to a draw after ten rounds. Solomon won his next fight by disqualification on May 16, 2009 against 1–0 Royce Sio after Sio hit Haumono in the jaw while Haumono lay on the canvas and Sio hit him two more times causing the referee to stop the fight 0:15 into round one.
He fought Justin Whitehead on August 16, 2009 and lost for the first time in his career by split decision. He most recently defeated Michael Kirby by tenth round TKO for the OPBF Heavyweight Title on September 18, 2009.
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