Lave Beats Brady At

Third Attempt

'T'ONGAN heavyweight boxer, Kitione A Lave scored a sensational last ronnd knockout win over the Australian champion Ken Brady at Carlaw Park, Auckland, on December 33. On their previous two meetings, one at Auckland and the other at Melbourne, Brady had defeated the Tongan.

The win, which followed a fight des cribed by boxing correspondents as the finest ever seen in Auckland, marks Lave as one of the greatest heavyweights in the Southern hemisphere.

Both men provided a display of boxing which had the crowd on its feet almost continuously during the 13 round bout.

Lave’s incredibly powerful left hooks and extremely quick reaction had Brady in continual trouble. On the other hand, Brady, with his great courage and fight ing skill, kept the points score fairly even until the final round.

The savage climax came shortly after the bell rang for the start of the 13th and final round. Both boxers hit wildly for several seconds until Lave landed a right and then a left hook of terrifying power. Brady struggled to his feet at about eight and backed into a corner.

Lave threw a right, followed by another hard left and the Australian fell through the ropes. He was bleeding from the mouth as he half rose, feeling rather than seeing the rope near his left hand. And then it was all over.

Weights were; Brady, 14.5; Kitione Lave, 14.0. The purse of about £l,OOO was to be divided 60-40.

Mr. Art Mawson, director of the Aus tralian Boxing Club, said he was going to claim the Australian title for Lave, as he had beaten the champion by a knock out. Lave, who is managed by Mr.

Mawson, was to fight again in Singapore on January 14.