Tarmo Uusivirta

Tarmo Uusivirta
Born
Tarmo Tapani Uusivirta

(1957-02-05)5 February 1957
Jyväskylä, Finland
Died13 December 1999(1999-12-13) (aged 42)
Jyväskylä, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Other namesTare
Statistics
Weight(s)Super-middleweight
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights31
Wins24
Wins by KO16
Losses4
Draws3
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Finland
European Amateur Championships
1979 CologneMiddleweight
World Championships
1978 BelgradeMiddleweight
1982 MunichMiddleweight

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.