Perfect start as professional boxer

PCYC Umina boxer Satali Tevi-Fuimaono made a perfect start to his professional career, with a one-sided unanimous decision against his Thai opponent, Pramool Boonpok.

In front of a massive crowd at the St Clair Leisure Centre, Fuimaono's much-anticipated debut didn't disappoint.

The 16-year-old Peninsula boxer was dominant in all rounds and in all facets of the fight.

The huge crowd that attended to support Satali, with almost 100 travelling down from the Coast, had to be happy with a near-faultless performance from the Umina boy.

From the very first round, Fuimaono pressed his opponent, landing clean shots from long range that the talented Thai could not answer.

The normally evasive Boonpok had no reply for the jab or the footwork.

From the second round, the instruction from the corner was to fight at close range and do some damage.

Fuimaono landed many telling blows, left hooks and straight right hands in particular, but the plucky overseas opponent was good enough to keep going.

Fuimaono's coach, Joel Keegan from PCYC Umina, said: "That was pretty good for a pro-debut in my eyes.

"Satali put together some nice attack and most importantly his defence was spot on.

"Satali was always trained to be a pro and an exciting pro.

"He has good power and speed, with great feet and a top work rate -- all good things.

"That said, he is still young and needs time to develop and learn this is a different game."

Email, 10 Nov 2016

Joel Keegan, PCYC Umina