| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Solomon Haumono | |
| Date of birth | October 13, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island 88 m) | |
| Weight | 17 st 6 lb (111 kg) | |
| Nickname(s) | Captain Feathers, Sol, Solo | |
| School(s) | CBHS Lewisham | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Prop, Second row | |
| Current club | Boxing | |
| Number | 11 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Concord United | ||
| Youth representative teams | ||
| 1993 | Australian Schoolboys | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1994 ‐ 97 1997 ‐ 98 1999 2000 2003 ‐ 04 2005 ‐ 06 |
Manly Canterbury Balmain St George Illawarra Manly Harlequins |
37 (24) 26 (28) 7 (4) 2 (0) 27 (4) 53 (16) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| New South Wales Australia Tonga |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Solomon Haumono (born 13 October 1975 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a professional boxer and former rugby league player of Tongan descent. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games He attended Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham and represented them in the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges Australian Schoolboys team 1993. Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham (also known as CBHS Lewisham is a Roman Catholic, Day school for boys located in Lewisham, an inner-western [1]
In rugby league, his preferred position was second row. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench He played in the NRL for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Canterbury Bulldogs, Balmain Tigers, St George Illawarra Dragons, and in Super League for Harlequins Rugby League. The Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional Rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and "The Berries") are an Australian professional Rugby league The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995-96 were one of the founding rugby league football clubs of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership The St George Illawarra Dragons are an Australian professional Rugby league football team See Harlequin FC for the sister rugby union club Harlequins Rugby League is a Rugby league club representing the greater London Soloman played at representative level for New South Wales, Australia though these three state matches and one international match were in 1997, when Super League contracted players were ineligible for State of Origin selection. The New South Wales Rugby League team represents the state of New South Wales annually in the Rugby League State of Origin competition against arch-rivals Queensland He also captained Tonga. The Tonga national rugby league team is a national sporting side representing Tonga in Rugby league. Haumono was renowned as one of the hardest hitters in the game during his football career.
Haumono was also involved in a bizarre on-field incident, where after being left prone on the field after being on the receiving end of a heavy tackle, his mother ran on to the pitch to render assistance.
He dated Gabrielle Richens for a period of time during his time with the Bulldogs. Gabrielle Richens (born 14 September 1974) is a British model and TV presenter They have since separated.
Haumono first took time out of rugby after his spell with the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2000. The St George Illawarra Dragons are an Australian professional Rugby league football team He followed in the footsteps of his father (former Australian heavyweight champion Maile Haumono) to take up a career in professional boxing. He fought eight times between 2000 and 2002, winning all of his heavyweight contests inside the distance. Heavyweight is a division or weight class, in Boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds (14 st 4 lb/91 kg are considered heavyweights by the major professional Solomon was trained by Charlie Gergan and briefly held the title of New South Wales heavyweight champion before rejecting an offer to join the stable of American promoter Don King and returning to rugby league. Donald "Don" King (born August 20 1931) is an American Boxing promoter particularly known for his hairstyle and flamboyant personality
Following a second spell with Manly in 2003, Haumono joined Harlequins Rugby League (formerly London Broncos) and played in the capital for two seasons. The Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional Rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney See Harlequin FC for the sister rugby union club Harlequins Rugby League is a Rugby league club representing the greater London In December 2006, with a year remaining on his contract, Haumono quit rugby league to return to professional boxing.
Haumono resumed his boxing career with a first round knockout on 7 March 2007. He is curretly training under well respected trainer [[Johnny Lewis]who has assisted Haumono in reaching his 14-0 (all by K. O) record in the heavyweight ranks].
References
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