Full name Paea Wolfgramm Name Paea Wolfgramm Sport Boxing Weight 140 kg | Nationality Tonga Height 1.85 m Role Boxer Rated at Super heavyweight | |
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TAGATA PASIFIKA 30 Years Celebration: Paea Wolfgramm
Paea Wolfgramm (born December 1, 1969 in Vava'u) is a Tongan retired boxer. Nicknamed "The Tongan Warrior", Wolfgramm won the Super Heavyweight silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, making him the first athlete from Tonga to win an Olympic medal.
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- TAGATA PASIFIKA 30 Years Celebration Paea Wolfgramm
- Personal
- Amateur highlights
- Professional career
- References
Personal
Wolfgramm has 7 children - 5 boys and 2 girls, and 4 brothers and 2 sisters. He resides in South Auckland New Zealand, where he is a hostel parent at a well-known New Zealand school, Wesley College.
Amateur highlights
Professional career
At 6'4" and 325 pounds, the huge Wolfgramm turned pro after the Olympics, but had limited success. He lost a decision to journeyman Marion Wilson in 1998. Although he was able to beat former Cuban Olympian Jorge Luis Gonzalez by decision to set up a fight with Wladimir Klitschko for the vacant WBC International Heavyweight Title, he was beaten in the first round in a rematch of their 1996 Super Heavyweight Olympic finals bout. He later lost a decision to Eliecer Castillo, but beat Jimmy Thunder to set up a fight with Corey Sanders in late 2001. Sanders won via 9th-round TKO, and Wolfgramm announced his retirement shortly after this fight.
