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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 December 1957Vol. XXVIII, No. 5

[?]itione Lave May Fight

p. 127 · Read in the full issue

Forts Review

[?]itione Lave May Fight Missionary in NZ

From J. P. Shortall, in Auckland. lONGAN boxer Kitione Lave, now in London, may come home to meet a Mormon missionary in 3 ring at Auckland in February.

Fhe Auckland Boxing Association ,s in touch with Lave in Mid vember, and it appears likely that 3 Tongan may accept the offer. ?he missionary is American Chuck lodworth, of Niue Island, who has pretty distinguished ring record the US. Of 125 amateur and 24 Sessional fights he lost only four, on points. 3ut he hasn’t had a fight since ving the States more than two irs ago. iVoodworth has been in training ;ently with the idea of taking further bouts when he’s com ted his term as a missionary, ’s 6 ft tall, and weighs about lb. jave has been a great New Zea d draw card in the past, so the ispect of a lion’s share of a 60-40 :se, which might be worth a total up to £2,000, should be hard to ist. Especially since the Tongan is not seem to have been getting i bouts he wanted, and hasn’t m doing so well in England. ?he terms have been mailed to /e following preliminary contact cable.