Natu Visinia

Natu Visinia^[1]^[2]^[3]
Natu Visinia
Born	September 15, 1984 (age 41); Samoa
Nickname(s)	The Truth
Residence	Clinton, Illinois, USA
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	268 lb (122 kg; 19 st 2 lb).
Reach	77 1⁄2 in
Style	Orthodox
Fighting out of	California
Trainer	Charles “Buddy” Bereal
Professional boxing record
Total	13
Wins	11
By knockout	9
Losses	2
By knockout	2
Mixed martial arts record
Total	2
Wins	1
By knockout	1
By submission	0
Losses	1
By knockout	1
By submission	0
Amateur record
Total	6
Wins	5
By knockout	5
By submission	0
Losses	1
By knockout	0
By submission	1

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Natu Visinia (born Faamatuina Visinia September 15, 1984)^[1] is a Samoan-American professional boxer, mixed martial artist and singer.

Personal life

Visinia was a college football player at Southern Illinois University where he played left guard.^[4]^[5] Visinia said that he has three kids.^[6] Visinia said that he has a degree in criminal justice.^[7] Visinia said that the Samoan way to pronounce his last name is "Vee-See-Knee-Ah".^[8] Visinia said that his dad played in a band that performed Western country music, and Visinia said that he likes country music.^[9]

On October 10, 2014, Visinia buried his boxing trainer Charles “Buddy” Bereal who died from a heart attack.^[3] Visinia now works as a fitness trainer who trains his clients at Hammer Strength and Fitness in Clinton, Illinois.^[10]

Suspension for steroid use

A 2015 article said that the Nevada Athletic Commission temporarily suspended Visinia from boxing due to testing positive for nandrolone in a drug test from the time of his fight with Joey Dawejko.^[11]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
13 fights	11 wins	2 losses
By knockout	9	2
By decision	2	0
Draws	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
13	Loss	11–2	Joey Dawejko	TKO	1(8), 1:15	August 28, 2015	The D Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	tested positive for nandrolone, Visinia went down once
12	Win	11–1	Joshua Clark	KO	4(6), 2:40	May 13, 2014	Dolby Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA
11	Loss	10–1	Steve Cunningham	RTD	7(10), 3:00	October 18, 2014	2300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
10	Win	10–0	Jon Bolden	UD	6(6)	May 17, 2014	PacPlex, Brooklyn, New York, USA
9	Win	9–0	Phil Brown	TKO	1(6), 2:49	May 18, 2013	UDC Physical Activities Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
8	Win	8–0	Kourtney Boden	TKO	4(4), 2:04	May 24, 2011	Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California, USA
7	Win	7–0	Richard Bryant	TKO	1(4), 0:57	December 1, 2010	Evansville Airport Marriott, Evansville, Indiana, USA
6	Win	6–0	Justin Riegle	TKO	1(4), 1:03	October 28, 2010	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, USA
5	Win	5–0	Michael Ward	TKO	1(4), 0:27	October 16, 2010	Silverton Casino & Lodge, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4	Win	4–0	Geovanni Sarran	TD	4(4), 0:24	April 24, 2010	Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California, USA	Sarran cut by accidental head-butt
3	Win	3–0	Netzahyualc Wilson	KO	1(4), 1:47	April 1, 2010	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, USA
2	Win	2–0	Anthony Beyoune	TKO	1(4), 1:09	April 8, 2009	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, USA
1	Win	1–0	Michael Finney	KO	1(4), 0:55	March 27, 2009	Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, USA	pro debut
Source: BoxRec^[1]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
2 matches	1 win	1 loss
By knockout	1	1
By submission	0	0
By decision	0	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location
Loss	1–1	Boban Simic	TKO/RSC	XFO 21	December 1, 2007	2	1:30	USA^[12]
Win	1–0	Jeremy Genin	TKO/RSC	King of the Cage: Damage	November 17, 2007	1	0:36	Rockford, Illinois, USA^[13]
Source: The Underground^[2]

Discography

Song Title	Origin of Song	YouTube Publish Date	External Link	Album
Wild Turkey Style	Natu Visinia	October 4, 2016	link	Product of my Genes^[14]
Product of my Genes	Natu Visinia	August 30, 2016	link
Sweet Music	Natu Visinia	August 30, 2016	link
Daddy's Lullaby	Natu Visinia	August 30, 2016	link
Never Rewind	Natu Visinia	August 30, 2016	link
From the Ground Up	Dan + Shay	August 9, 2016	link	Non-album songs
The Man I am Today	Natu Visinia	August 2, 2015	link
Wave on Wave	Pat Green	July 6, 2015	link
She Don't Love You	Eric Paslay	June 24, 2015	link
The Man I am Today	Natu Visinia	April 13, 2015	link

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	All American Heavyweights	himself
Source: IMDb^[15]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 BoxRec. Natu Visinia. Retrieved February 7, 2017, from link.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 The Underground. Natu Visinia. Retrieved February 7, 2017, from link.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Visinia fights on despite sudden passing of trainer. (2014). Fight News. Retrieved February 7, 2017, from link.
↑ Phelps, M.J. (2017). Don King Productions presents unbeaten heavyweight Trevor Bryan against Derric Rossy. Behind the Gloves. Retrieved February 19, 2017, link.
↑ Palmer, I.S. (2014). Steve Cunningham vs Natu Visinia Rubio Preview and Prediction. Pro Boxing Insider. Retrieved February 19, 2017, from link.
↑ In a video that was published to YouTube on May 15, 2015, Elie Seckbach interviewed Visinia. From the 0:36 mark of the video to the 0:40 mark of the video, Seckbach asked, "You ever get frustrated? I mean boxing is in your DNA. You love it! It's your life." From the 0:37 mark of the video to the 1:09 mark of the video, Visinia responded, "It is. It is. I mean, it is. I've been in, like I said, man, it's just, this has been my nine to five, and I haven't even been gettin' paid! You know what I'm saying? So, it's my wife that's been, you know, the one that's been, all the sacrifice. I've got three kids. So, you know, it's, when I'm flying to camp and stuff like that, it, it's hard, man, it's been tough, but, like I said, you know, it doesn't come easy, so, I'm a work hard and continue to work harder, and, like I said, to all my fans out there, look out for uh, coming two-thousand fifteen two-thousand sixteen year I think I'm a make a lot a noise."
↑ In a video that was published to YouTube on May 27, 2010, Elie Seckbach interviewed Visinia. From the 2:36 mark of the video to the 2:39 mark of the video, Seckbach asked, "You got the heaviest hands. Why boxing?" From the 2:39 mark of the video to the 2:51 mark of the video, Visinia responded, "Boxing to me, man, is better than me working as a SWAT team member, you know. I got, I got a degree in criminal justice. You know, I'm not looking to be, you know, a police officer."
↑ Visinia was asked how the pronounce his last name in a video that was published to YouTube on October 16, 2014. From the 1:33 mark of the video to the 1:42 mark of the video, the interviewer asked Visinia, "Thank you very much, and by the way. Tell the, tell our readers, 'cause there's been some debate, tell them how to pronounce your last name for us." From the 1:41 mark of the video to the 1:51 mark of the video, Visinia responded, "It's, in the Samoan way, it's Vee-See-Knee-Ah. Yeah. When, when you, pronounce it out, you know, the different way, it's Vih-Sin-Knee-Ah, a lot of people, but it's Vee-See-Knee-Ah."
↑ In a video that was published to YouTube on August 4, 2016, Visinia talked about himself. From the 1:40 mark of the video to the 2:18 mark of the video, Visinia said, "Western country music was introduced to the island of Samoa, it was the first style of music that was introduced to Samoa, my father played in a band, and they covered a lot of old Western country music, and it kinda carried on to me, you know. I've always enjoyed the story-telling part of country music, and, you know, a lot of people look at me as like, 'oh, big Samoan boxer. He likes country music of all things?', and, ha! I kinda enjoy that, because that's like, you know, I like to shock the world and let them know that, you know, country music isn't always just about twang and this and that. It's, it's story-telling and things that I've experienced in life, so I enjoy country music."
↑ Carrera, A. (2017). Singer-songwriter also boxes in Our Town. Illinois Homepage. Retrieved February 19, 2017, from link.
↑ Greisman. D.P. (2015). Natu Visinia Suspended for Positive Nandrolone Test. Boxing Scene. Retrieved February 7, 2017, from link.
↑ The Underground. XFO 21. Retrieved February 7, 2017, from link.
↑ The Underground. King of the Cage: Damage. Retrieved February 7, 2017, from link.
↑ iTunes Preview. Product of My Genes - EP. Retrieved February 7, 2017, from link.
↑ IMDb. Natu Visinia. Retrieved February 7, 2017, from link.

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[BoxRec-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 BoxRec. Natu Visinia. Retrieved February 7, 2017, from link.

[Underground-2] 2.0 ^2.1 The Underground. Natu Visinia. Retrieved February 7, 2017, from link.

[Trainer-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Visinia fights on despite sudden passing of trainer. (2014). Fight News. Retrieved February 7, 2017, from link.

[4] Phelps, M.J. (2017). Don King Productions presents unbeaten heavyweight Trevor Bryan against Derric Rossy. Behind the Gloves. Retrieved February 19, 2017, link.

[5] Palmer, I.S. (2014). Steve Cunningham vs Natu Visinia Rubio Preview and Prediction. Pro Boxing Insider. Retrieved February 19, 2017, from link.

[6] In a video that was published to YouTube on May 15, 2015, Elie Seckbach interviewed Visinia. From the 0:36 mark of the video to the 0:40 mark of the video, Seckbach asked, "You ever get frustrated? I mean boxing is in your DNA. You love it! It's your life." From the 0:37 mark of the video to the 1:09 mark of the video, Visinia responded, "It is. It is. I mean, it is. I've been in, like I said, man, it's just, this has been my nine to five, and I haven't even been gettin' paid! You know what I'm saying? So, it's my wife that's been, you know, the one that's been, all the sacrifice. I've got three kids. So, you know, it's, when I'm flying to camp and stuff like that, it, it's hard, man, it's been tough, but, like I said, you know, it doesn't come easy, so, I'm a work hard and continue to work harder, and, like I said, to all my fans out there, look out for uh, coming two-thousand fifteen two-thousand sixteen year I think I'm a make a lot a noise."

[7] In a video that was published to YouTube on May 27, 2010, Elie Seckbach interviewed Visinia. From the 2:36 mark of the video to the 2:39 mark of the video, Seckbach asked, "You got the heaviest hands. Why boxing?" From the 2:39 mark of the video to the 2:51 mark of the video, Visinia responded, "Boxing to me, man, is better than me working as a SWAT team member, you know. I got, I got a degree in criminal justice. You know, I'm not looking to be, you know, a police officer."

[8] Visinia was asked how the pronounce his last name in a video that was published to YouTube on October 16, 2014. From the 1:33 mark of the video to the 1:42 mark of the video, the interviewer asked Visinia, "Thank you very much, and by the way. Tell the, tell our readers, 'cause there's been some debate, tell them how to pronounce your last name for us." From the 1:41 mark of the video to the 1:51 mark of the video, Visinia responded, "It's, in the Samoan way, it's Vee-See-Knee-Ah. Yeah. When, when you, pronounce it out, you know, the different way, it's Vih-Sin-Knee-Ah, a lot of people, but it's Vee-See-Knee-Ah."

[9] In a video that was published to YouTube on August 4, 2016, Visinia talked about himself. From the 1:40 mark of the video to the 2:18 mark of the video, Visinia said, "Western country music was introduced to the island of Samoa, it was the first style of music that was introduced to Samoa, my father played in a band, and they covered a lot of old Western country music, and it kinda carried on to me, you know. I've always enjoyed the story-telling part of country music, and, you know, a lot of people look at me as like, 'oh, big Samoan boxer. He likes country music of all things?', and, ha! I kinda enjoy that, because that's like, you know, I like to shock the world and let them know that, you know, country music isn't always just about twang and this and that. It's, it's story-telling and things that I've experienced in life, so I enjoy country music."

[10] Carrera, A. (2017). Singer-songwriter also boxes in Our Town. Illinois Homepage. Retrieved February 19, 2017, from link.

[11] Greisman. D.P. (2015). Natu Visinia Suspended for Positive Nandrolone Test. Boxing Scene. Retrieved February 7, 2017, from link.

[12] The Underground. XFO 21. Retrieved February 7, 2017, from link.

[13] The Underground. King of the Cage: Damage. Retrieved February 7, 2017, from link.

[14] Tunes Preview. Product of My Genes - EP. Retrieved February 7, 2017, from link.

[15] IMDb. Natu Visinia. Retrieved February 7, 2017, from link.

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