 The number of Samoans in the world of boxing has increased over the years.In 2004, Maselino Masoe became the first Samoan boxer to win a major world title by capturing the WBA world middleweight title.In 2011, Jai Opetaia became the first Samoan amateur boxer to win a world championship by taking the light heavyweight gold medal at the 2011 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.