Tongan Boxers In
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The News
ONTINUING his run of spectacular victories at Auckland. NZ, Tongan t-heavyweight boxer, Jonny Halafihi, January 24, defeated former middle fht champion of Australia, A 1 Bourke. afihi TKO’d the Australian in the ;h round of a scheduled 12-round fight. >r the first seven rounds both men ed hard and fast, keeping the packed lence constantly on its feet. Then, in the eighth round, the Tongan iccted with a hard right to Bourke’s . Bourke was saved by the bell. end came in the following round n the referee saved Bourke from lier punishment by declaring Haliflhi winner. aong the ringside patrons who essed the bout was Tonga’s Crown ce Tungi. The Royal family of Tonga taken a keen interest in the per ances of Halafihi and his fellow ans George Naufahu and Kitione ngan heavyweight boxer George Nau , now in Auckland, has signed a act to fight for the Australian Boxing Ha will leave for Sydney within months. His ring name will be fed to George Nafu. His real name ufahu Malekifitiki—a bit of a mouth er Australians. noan boxers Fossi Schmidt and y Ripley visited Perth in mid iry. Schmidt was scheduled to fight heavyweight Steve Zoranich. Ripley irs to have recovered from his recent s.