Samson Po'uha (born June 2, 1971) is a Tongan former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2002.
Po'uha was born into a Mormon family in Los Angeles, California and was raised in Utah.
[1] Highly-touted as an amateur, Po'uha was a National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion in 1991 and United States (National AAU) amateur Super Heavyweight champion in 1992.
During his amateur career, he defeated Larry Donald, Darroll Wilson, and Cuban star Roberto Balado.
He lost by technical knockout to then-undefeated Andrew Golota in a fight, where Golota was nearly knocked out by Po'uha, out of desperation he resorted to biting Po'uha on the side of his neck during a clinch.