Maselino Francis Masoe Fao (born June 6, 1966, in Apia, Western Samoa) is a retired Samoan boxer who represented American Samoa at three Olympics starting with the 1988 Summer Olympics. As a professional, Masoe made history becoming the first Samoan boxer to win a major world title, defeating Kenyan born Evans Ashira on May 1, 2004, for the regular WBA world middleweight crown via second round Technical Knockout. He is the brother of rugby player Chris Masoe. Another brother, Mika, also represented American Samoa in boxing at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics.
Amateur highlights Represented American Samoa as a Welterweight at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games at Seoul. His results were: Round of 64: Defeated Pedro Fria (Dominican Republic) referee stopped contest in first round Round of 32: Defeated Fidele Mohinga (Central African Republic) referee stopped contest in second round Round of 16: Lost to Kenneth Gould (United States) by decision, 0–5
Competed as a Light Middleweight for American Samoa in the 1992 Summer Olympic Games at Barcelona. Results were: Defeated Hiroshi Nagashima (Japan) RSCI-3 (00:54) Defeated Furas Hashim (Iraq) RSCH-1 (00:44) Lost to György Mizsei (Hungary) on points, 3–17
Competed as a Light Middleweight for American Samoa in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games at Atlanta. Results were: Lost to Mohamed Marmouri (Tunisia) on points, 8–11
Flag bearer for American Samoa in the 1988 and 1996 opening ceremonies.
Pro career Masoe moved to New Zealand where he began his pro career in 1997 and captured the Vacant WBA Middleweight Title by upsetting undefeated Evans Ashira in 2004. He lost the title to Felix Sturm in 2006.
Professional titles won
Oceanic Boxing Association middleweight title (1998) 159 Ibs IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title (1998) 158 Ibs WBA - PABA middleweight title (2001) 160 Ibs WBA regular World middleweight crown (2004) 159 Ibs New Zealand National Boxing Federation super middleweight title (2008) 167 Ibs WBO Asia Pacific super middleweight title (2008) 166 Ibs
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes36Win30–6 Kashif MumtazTKO4 (8), 19 Mar 2011 35Loss29–6 Károly BalzsayKO11 (12), 25 Apr 2009 34Win29–5 Sonni Michel Angelo128 Nov 2008 33Win28–5 Paz ViejoTKO7 (12), 28 Jun 2008 32Loss27–5 William GareTKO4 (12), 23 Feb 2008 31Win27–4 Dechapon SuwunnalirtKO4 (8), 29 Jun 2007 30Loss26–4 Randy GriffinUD128 Jul 2006 29Loss26–3 Felix Sturm1211 Mar 2006 28Win26–2 Evans AshiraTKO2 (12), 1 May 2004 27Win25–2 Henry AritonangKO5 (12)13 Sep 2003 26Win24–2 Kwang-Jin ChoiKO5 (12)13 Apr 2003 25Win23–2 Hemi NikaKO3 (8)14 Dec 2002 24Win22–2 Wahid KhanKO2 (12)1 Sep 2002 23Win21–2 Epeli NauaKO2 (12)9 May 2002 22Win20–2 Setefano VasuibauKO2 (12)24 Feb 2002 21Win19–2 Peter MokomokoTKO6 (12)2 Dec 2001 20Loss18–2 Tito MendozaTKO3 (12), 10 Dec 2000 19Win18–1 Sam HillTKO2 (10)21 Oct 2000 18Win17–1 Lionel OrtízKO6 (10)17 Sep 2000 17Win16–1 David LópezKO3 (8), 21 Jul 2000 16Win15–1 Tim ShocksTKO2 (8), 3 Jun 2000 15Loss14–1 Santiago SamaniegoTKO5 (10), 5 Mar 2000 14Win14–0 Gerald ColemanTKO4 (10)12 Dec 1999 13Win13–0 Martin QuirozTKO1 (4)20 Nov 1999 12Win12–0 Paula TuilauKO1 (12)28 May 1999 11Win11–0 Emmanuel OttiKO3 (12)6 Mar 1999 10Win10–0 Abel Parker127 Nov 1998 9Win9–0 Phil KatingKO2 (10)4 Sep 1998 8Win8–0 Kolianisi VasuTKO4 (10)18 Jul 1998 7Win7–0 Brad MayoTKO8 (10)21 Feb 1998 6Win6–0 Ian McLeodTKO5 (10)30 Nov 1997 5Win5–0 Jamie WallaceTKO4 (10)19 Oct 1997 4Win4–0 Joseph PoluKO2 (8)8 Aug 1997 3Win3–0 Norm GrahamKO3 (8)25 May 1997 2Win2–0 Shane Bishop2 (8)11 May 1997 1Win1–0 Falegana Fale Collins1 (6)30 Mar 1997
Awards and recognitions 2019 Gladrap Boxing Hall of fame
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