Английская Википедия:Duken Tutakitoa-Williams

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Duken Holo Tutakitoa-Williams (born 17 August 1998) is a Niuean boxer and the first Niue athlete competing in the Commonwealth Games history to win Niue Island's first ever medal.

Williams is from the village of Liku, Niue.[1]

In April 2022, he won the New Zealand national cruiserweight title.[2]

In June 2022, he was selected for Niue's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[3][4] At the games he defeated the Cook Islands' Michael Schuster to secure a place in the heavyweight semi-final.[5] The victory guaranteed him at least the bronze, making him Niue's first Commonwealth games medalist.[6]

In October 2023, he was announced for the Niue squad in the 2023 Pacific Games.[7] Later that month, his house was raided by police and his assets were frozen. Due to his sponsors pulling out, he was forced to fundraiser money to pay for his own plane ticket to the games in Honiara.[8] Williams won the gold medal in the 81-86kg division after defeating Gabriel Dalphin in the final. [9]

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