Tuna Scanlan
| Tuna Scanlan | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Tuna Williard Scanlan |
| Nickname(s) | Tuna Frank |
| Rated at | middle/light heavyweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Nationality | Samoan/New Zealander |
| Born |
12 July 1934 Apia, Samoa |
| Died |
21 October 2014 (aged 80) Mount Roskill, New Zealand |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 64 |
| Wins | 42 (KO 22) |
| Losses | 20 (KO 8) |
| Draws | 2 |
Tuna Williard Scanlan (12 July 1934 — 21 October 2014) born in Apia, was a Samoan/New Zealander professional middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1950s and '60s who won the New Zealand Boxing Association middleweight title, and British Commonwealth middleweight title, and was a challenger for the Australasian middleweight title against Clive Stewart, his professional fighting weight varied from 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb), i.e. middleweight to 164 lb (74 kg; 11 st 10 lb), i.e. light heavyweight,[1] In 2014, he died in Ranfurly Hospital & Veterans Home, Mount Roskill, and is buried in Waikumete Cemetery.[2]
References
- ↑ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/tuna-scanlan-passes-266329
External links
- Professional boxing record for Tuna Scanlan from BoxRec
- Boxing: Former middleweight champ Scanlan dies
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- Former middleweight champ Tuna Scanlan dies
- Former middleweight champ Tuna Scanlan dies
- Sad to report the death of the great Kiwi Tuna Scanlan - Cwealth middleweight champ 1964. Died in Auckland aged 80
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