Still Moving

Island Boxers Are

To Fresh Fields

ISLAND boxers are still on the move in New Zealand and Aus tralia, and even further afield.

Kitione Lave left Sydney by plane for London on April 23. London has long been one of his main ob jectives, and Kitione was jubilant when he encountered a PIM repre sentative in a Sydney street the day before his departure.

Auckland newspapers have been giving substantial publicity to the arrival of Fijian Laitia Vakaduadua, a light-heavyweight described as possibly the best prospect from the Islands since Tongan Johnny Halafihi arrived in 1953.

Laitia, who has an excellent record in Fiji, is 25 years old, 5 ft 10 in. in height, weighs about 12 st. 6 lb and has a reach of 71 inches.

His only recorded loss in Fiji was a points decision scored in an exhibition bout by Kitione Lave —to whom Laitia conceded 16 lb.

He won the Fijian championship belt last year with a second-round t.k.o. over the holder, G. Boris!. and earlier won the South Seas light-heavyweight belt with a second-round t.k.o. over Tom Hini,

confirming the decision in a return bout with a first-round t.k.o.

Laitia (he will fight in Auckland as H. Laitia) has an Indian manager named Mohammed Abdul Hamid.

Another arrival at Auckland is Tongan Feleti Kaho, an 18-years old heavyweight who is a cousin of Johnny Halafihi and has an unbeaten record in nearly a dozen fights. He is looked after by Mr.

Percy Harris, Halafihi’s manager.

An Auckland report states that Halafihi, who suffered an unexpec ted defeat by the Australian Bruce Farthing at Stratford in March, is in fine heart. The first man he wants to meet on his return to the ring is Farthing.

Two Samoans, Sefo Lepou and Asesala Mosese, are looking for contests in Auckland.