Thadius Katua (born November 4, 1997) is a boxer who represented Papua New Guinea at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2][3][4] He won a gold medal at the 2015 Pacific Games.[5]
Competing at the age of 18, Katua was the youngest boxer in the 2016 Olympic tournament.[6] Despite being outscored by opponent Adlan Abdurashidov in all three rounds, Katua's coach believed that he may have actually won the fight if the points had been tallied differently. When the judges ruled in favor of Abdurashidov many in the crowd voiced their support for Katua.[7] Before taking part in the Olympics Katua had become the first Papua New Guinean to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2015.[8]
Katua made his professional debut on 4 Apr 2023 against Mikaele Ravalace, where he lost via TKO in the 5th round.[9]
References
- ^ Belu, Simon. "Katua in Rio to chase Olympic dream". Bougainville. Archived from the original on 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
- ^ "KATUA Thadius". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ Taule, Troy (21 July 2016). "Katua preparing for biggest fight of his life". Loop PNG.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ "Lost fight, but Katua a PNG hero". PNGIndustryNews.net. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ Alomp, Quinton (31 August 2015). "PNG Boxing Rank Improves". EMTV Online. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ Iole, Kevin (6 August 2016). "Youngest boxer in Olympics went from Papua New Guinea fishing village to world's grandest stage". Rio de Janeiro: Yahoo News. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Katua wins hearts in Rio". PNG Today. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Saroya, Shane (19 September 2015). "Thadius Katua: First PNG Athlete to Win Gold at Youth Games". EM TV Sports. Port Moresby: EMTV Online. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "BoxRec: Thadius Katua".
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