[?]Ongan Boxer Has Bout
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Of Temperament
CONGA’S heavy-weight boxing champion, Kitione Lave, was very much in the news in New ealand during October and was Iso showing a little prima donna-ish jmperament.
He was annoyed, many consider rith justification, by the referee ho stopped his fight with NZ lampion Don Mullett when he was .early on the point of gaining a nock-out victory, and by not being warded even a technical knock it. He was even more annoyed hen he did not gain an immediate mtest with Australian Ken Brady, id announced his intention of re irning to Tonga for a holiday.
At the last moment, however, he incelled his booking on the Matua id decided to remain. Thereafter, series of statements was issued r his manager regarding his in ntions —each giving some new an.
When it was finally arranged that ave would meet Brady on No mber 9, the New Australian Crivic i November 23, and have a return >ut with Mullet t in January, the ongan’s manager announced, on ctober 28, that Lave was suffering om a back injury and would have stop training.
Whether he would be able to go i with the latest programme of jhts was uncertain late in October it New Zealand boxing fans were >ping that he would—although ey were getting a little tired of e many alterations to plans that id been announced.
It is certain, however, that when er Lave reappears, he will fight a packed house and a large dio audience.
Auckland, Oct. 30—Officially announced ve has a ricked back and must undergo nth’s treatment. His projected fights ;h Brady on November 9, and Crivic on vember 23, have been postponed.