Who is Solomon Haumono?
Solomon Haumono is an American former professional boxer and former rugby player.
Solomon Haumono: Age, Family, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education
The professional boxer was born on October 13, 1975, in Auckland, New Zealand. He holds an American nationality and is of Tongan descent.
He is the son of former Australian heavyweight champion, Maile Haumono and his mother is Levini Haumono. However, he has never mentioned his siblings.
Moving towards his educational background, he attended Newtown Boys High School in New South Wales. Later, he joined Christian Brother’s High School, Lewisham.
During the time, he represents his high school in the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges Australian Schoolboys team in 1993.
Solomon Haumono: Professional Life, Career
Rugby League Career
At first, Solomon chooses his career in the rugby league where his preferred position was second-row. In his rugby career, he played in the NRL for numerous clubs such as Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (1994-1996), Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (1997-1998), Balmain Tigers (1999), and more.
He played at representative level for the New South Wales team (2003), Tonga (1995-2006), Australia (1997), and more. However, he quit rugby league permanently after the terminated contract with London Broncos in December 2003.
Boxing Career
Solomon started his boxing career in 2000 after he took a spell from the rugby league. On July 3, 2000, he made his professional debut against Ken Fuller where he defeated him by knockout in Entertainment center, Sydney, Australia.
Between the years 2000 to 2002, he played eight matches where he won all eight pro fights by way of knockout. But later he returned to rugby league for another three years and also during the time he rejected the deal with US boxing promoter Don King.
In March 2007, he resume his boxing career, throughout his boxing career he played a total of 30 fights. Out of 30 fights, he won 24 matches, 21 won by knockout, drawn two matches, with 4 lost.
On the 16th of August 2009, he lost for the first time while fought with Justin Whitehead in his career by a split decision.
Awards & Title
- Solomon holds the WBA Oceana Heavyweight Title in 2016 and the PABA Heavyweight Title in 2015.
Rumors, Controversy
In 2015, Solomon revealed that he was addicted to ice, cocaine, and ecstasy and has been suffered a drug addiction during his league career.
Solomon Haumono: Net Worth, Salary
He might have earned an impressive amount of fortune from his profession as a rugby player and boxer.
Unfortunately, he hasn’t yet disclosed his exact net worth, remuneration, and real estate.
Body Measurement: Height, Weight
The boxer stands at the height of 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs is 111 kg. Likely, he has brown pair of eyes with black hair color.
Furthermore, no information available regarding his other body figure.
Social Media
Solomon has more than 5.1k followers on his Facebook account with over 5.2k likes. He is active on Instagram but hasn’t posted anything to date.
Similarly, he has more than 1.3k followers on his Twitter account.
Trivia
- At present, he is 45 years old.
- His birth sign is Libra.
- He shares his e-mail id [email protected] for business inquiries.
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