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Japhet Uutoni
Born
Japhet Uutoni
(1979-06-29) 29 June 1979 (age 44)
Windhoek, Namibia
Nationality
Namibian
Other names
The Namibian Lion Slow Poison
Statistics
Weight(s)
Light flyweight
Height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Boxing record
Total fights
14
Wins
12
Wins by KO
5
Losses
2
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Namibia
Commonwealth Games
2006 Melbourne
Light flyweight
2010 Delhi
Light flyweight
Japhet Uutoni (also spelled Jafet Uutoni; born 29 June 1979) is a Namibian professional boxer in the light flyweight division. 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.
JaphetUutoni (also spelled Jafet Uutoni; born 29 June 1979) is a Namibian professional boxer in the light flyweight division. He was the 2005 Namibian...
Uutoni is a Namibian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Erastus Uutoni (born 1961), Namibian politician JaphetUutoni (born 1979), Namibian...
federation. There have been several successful Namibian boxers, including JaphetUutoni (winner of gold medal at 2006 Commonwealth Games and 2006 African Boxing...
Games he won his first fight, but then lost against eventual winner JaphetUutoni and was eliminated. At the 2008 Olympics he lost in the first round...
and Patrick Barnes of Northern Ireland but lost to eventual winner JaphetUutoni of Namibia in the 2006 Commonwealth Games semifinal. At the 2007 World...
Olympic qualification he defeated Thomas Essomba, then lost to Namibian JaphetUutoni, and finally won against Algerian Hamoud Boubraouet to gain the third...
Katongole. At the first qualifier for the 2008 Summer Olympics he lost to JaphetUutoni. At his second try he qualified for the Beijing Games, too, even though...
Lukas Mikka Shonnena Mujandjae Kasuto Elias Nashivela Tobias Munihango JaphetUutoni Dan Craven Erik Hoffmann Kimberly-Ann Van Zyl Robert Honnibal Charlotte...
first Namibian woman to win a Commonwealth gold medal. Her husband, JaphetUutoni, also won a gold medal for Namibia in boxing at the 2006 Commonwealth...
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