Japhet Uutoni | ||||||||||||||||
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Real name | Japhet Uutoni | |||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | The Namibian Lion Slow Poison |
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Rated at | Light flyweight | |||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||||
Nationality | Namibian | |||||||||||||||
Born |
Windhoek, Namibia |
29 June 1979 |||||||||||||||
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Total fights | 14 | |||||||||||||||
Wins | 12 | |||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Losses | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Japhet Uutoni (also spelled Jafet Uutoni) (born 29 June 1979) is an 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.