Samoan Sports Association

08/11/2013

The Samoan Sports Association wishes to extend it's sincere condolences to the family at the passing of our President, Papali’itele Peter Fatialofa (Fats).

19/03/2012

Breaking through

SPASIFIKmag.com - Sport & Leisure Article 1/03/12 - Breaking through PETER REES reflects on a year where the All Blacks ended their Rugby World Cup hoodoo, thanks to a dose of Samoan skill and muscle, and sizes up a new generation of young athletes

19/03/2012

2011 Hall of Fame

SPASIFIKmag.com - Samoan Sports Awards 2011 Exclusive - Sport & Leisure Article 01/03/12 - 2011 Hall of Fame Rugby unions Joe Stanley, rugby leagues James Leuluai and netballs Joan Hodson are the three newcomers to join the Samoan Sports Awards Hall of Fame. INNES LOGAN reflects on the trios treme...

19/03/2012

Porirua Proud

SPASIFIKmag.com - Samoan Sport Awards 2011 Exclusive - Sport & Leisure Article 01/03/12 - Porirua Proud On a visit to Porirua, INNES LOGAN spoke to Henry Smith, the very first New Zealand-based Samoan Sports Award winner back in 1980.

19/03/2012

NFL's Polynesian Power

There's an old English saying that 'Good things come to those who wait'. For fans of the Miami Dolphins you could say that has come true for their man, Samoan Paul Soliai.

19/03/2012

Top of the World

SPASIFIKmag.com - Samoan Sport Awards 2011 Exclusive - Sport & Leisure Article 4/02/2012 - Top of the World Geography separates these Samoan athletes from their ancestral roots. But they still wear their heritage with pride. PETER REES reports

19/03/2012

Unprecedented Achievers

SPASIFIKmag.com - Samoan Sport Awards 2011 Exclusive - Sport & Leisure Article 05/03/12 - Unprecedented Achievers The Samoan Sports Awards pay tribute to Mils Muliaina and Brian Lima, two international rugby legends who both achieved significant milestones in 2011. INNES LOGAN reflects

18/03/2012

Tagata Special - Samoan Sports Awards 2012

12/03/2012

Support Vaitele Soi in his quest to win the World Regional Title with Event Polynesia!

Vaitele’s father from Vaovai Falealili died in 2003, today he still lives with his mother Sulufaiga (Taga & Vailele) and younger siblings at their modest home at Vailele, Samoa. Vaitele won Gold medals for Samoa in the amateur tournaments but missed out in the Olympic qualifier in 2008. In October 2009, Vaitele joined the Event Polynesia boxing program.

Today Vaitele has an impressive professional boxing record of 19 fights, 19 wins, 14 by way of knock out; 12 of the fights here in NZ, 1 in Australia and 1 in Tonga with the rest in Samoa. According to Mr. Lance Revill, President of New Zealand Professional Boxing Association, “Vaitele Soi is the best cruiserweight I have seen for some time.”

Here’s the link http://www.nzfighters.com/node/1231 to the Last Man Standing tournament in Auckland last May which Vaitele Soi won, beating one of New Zealand’s finest cruiserweight in the final – kickboxing legend Shane “Chopper” Chapman. Soi beat Mohammed Azzaoui (former WBO African champion) in the semi final. Vaitele Soi is an exciting 25 year old world title prospect.

Vaitele is one fight away from a propose world regional title fight in May in New Zealand (if he wins he will be ranked 15 in the world) . With the world still in recession, they are struggling to raise funds for Vaitele’s 23 March 2012 fight at the Auckland Boxing Association (ABA) stadium. Promoter Bruce Glozier has agreed to help by giving Event Polynesia 4 corporate tables ($1,200 for a table of 10 or $120 for a seat at the corporate table) to sell to raise the required funds for Vaitele to participate.

If you’re able to buy a corporate table or seats, or if you know someone that is interested to help Vaitele, please get in touch with Event Polynesia. Otherwise, they are giving away a 2012 Vaitele Soi boxing calendars in return for any monetary donation.

Contact Edwin Puni - [email protected]

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23/02/2012

Paul Soliai on NiuFM Drive Thru with Jandals

22/02/2012

Paul Soliai in NZ for Samoan Sports Awards

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K99UGqnAVsM

Paul Soliai meets the brothers from Down Under ... Footage shot and uploaded for Pauls Family and Friends back at the US ... so they can see what hess been g...

20/02/2012

Paul Soliai on the Radio Network (Newstalk ZB) with Willie Lose

http://content.radionetwork.co.nz/weekondemand/auckland/71400.mp3
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