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Lave Has

Troubles

KITIONE LAVE, Tongan hes? weight, knocked out a Gerr boxer in the second round a scheduled 10-round contest!

Newcastle, England, on January The cabled news of this fighr some w h a t confusing, how© Prior to the fight the German said to be Hugo Salfed. After • fight his name was given as K Brendemuhl.

Queen Salote, then on holiday Australia, had asked Lave “ arrange for a movie film toe made of the contest.

Friends of Lave in Auckl reported that he is now inquii as to the possibilities of fur: contests in New Zealand.

It was reported from Londorr January 25 that Lave wanted: buy out the contract he has m to box under the management) Bruce and Billy Woodcock, month previously—after his 7 unpopular defeat on points agae former British heavyweight Birmingham (See January PUV he said that he intended to ( home.

The Woodcocks said that Las offer of £250 for his contract “ridiculous”—that it was wt £2,ooo and, anyhow, that t wanted Lave to stay and box un their management for five y<\ and win the British Empire 0 which he was capable of doingi Lave’s last word on the subd was that Queen Salote was senoj him a Tongan lawyer and that ; had advised him to go to the i if he could not satisfactorily se; his affairs in England.

It is quite obvious that Lavi: not happy in England and thati his present frame of mind, ano a Tongan, is much more likely take the advice of his Queen tJ that of any amount of bon promoters in the UK. Queen Sas has taken a personal interest!

Kitione Lave ever since he be? to have success as a boxer in I Zealand some years ago.

It is a pretty safe bet that all their dealings with tJ peramental boxers, United King® 7 promoters have never before to consider the influence of a Qu on their proteges.

JOVECI BAU of Fiji is schedif to meet Ken Brady, fon Australian champion, as main event of the opening of 1956 boxing season at Carlaw P c Auckland, on February 21.

Bau beat Brady on points winter, and has been back in in recent months. He is also lii to meet the Tongan, Johri Halafihi, in a New Zealand If this winter, and may also m Barry Brown, former New Zealfj and Empire welterweight champ}