Tarmo Uusivirta
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Nickname | Tare | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Finnish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Tarmo Tapani Uusivirta 5 February 1957 Jyväskylä, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 December 1999 (aged 42) Jyväskylä, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Super-middleweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tarmo "Tare" Tapani Uusivirta (5 February 1957 – 13 December 1999) was a Finnish professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1992, and challenged once for the European super-middleweight title in 1991. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 1979 European Championships, and consecutive silver medals at the 1978 and 1982 World Championships; all in the middleweight division.