Growing up on the main island of the South Pacific island-kingdom of Tonga, Fifita attended Tonga College, and at the age of 10, he was part of a group of teenagers sent by the King of Tonga to Japan to study Sumo.
Fifita was growing up on the main island of the South Pacific island-kingdom of Tonga. Fifita attended Tonga College. He was part of a group of teenagers. This was at the age of 10. These teenagers were sent by the King of Tonga to Japan. This was to study Sumo.