Sport & Note

Kitione LAVE

Male

"Tongan Torpedo"
(Lavemai Kitione Takitau)
Heavyweight, Tonga
Born: April 16, 1934, in Tonga
Died: June 2, 2006, in Tonga
Height: 6ft, mt 1,83

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1951
+ Feb. 2	Koniseti	Vava'u, Tonga	W 3
+ Apr. 4	Taloa	Nukualofa, Tonga	KO 5
+ June 6	Tauta	Nukualofa, Tonga	KO 7
- Aug. 8	Finau	Nukualofa, Tonga	L 10
+ Oct. 10	George Naufahu	Nukualofa, Tonga	W 10
= Dec. 12	Finau	Nukualofa, Tonga	Draw 10
1952
+ Feb. 2	George Naufahu	Nukualofa, Tonga	W 10
+ Aug. 4	Semi Galoa	Suva, Fiji	KO 10
+ Sept. 1	Ilaitia Vatubua	Nausori, Fiji	W 10
1953
+ Feb. 2	Semi Galoa	Suva, Fiji	KO 6
+ Mar. 7	Miliano	Ba, Fiji	KO 5
+ Apr. 13	Inoke Davu	Suva, Fiji	KO 2
+ July 20	Peter Day	Auckland, New Zealand	TKO 1
+ Aug. 3	Bluey Allen	Auckland, New Zealand	KO 2
+ Aug. 13	Jim Hall	Auckland, New Zealand	TKO 2
+ Aug. 25	Rudy Crivac	Auckland, New Zealand	KO 7
+ Sept. 15	Frank Farrington	Auckland, New Zealand	KO 1
+ Oct. 5	Don Mullett	Auckland, New Zealand	TW 7
1954
+ Jan. 16	Don Mullett	Stratford, New Zealand	KO 10
- Feb. 11	Ken Brady	Auckland, New Zealand	L 12
+ Apr. 8	Allen Williams	Sydney, Australia	KO 8
+ Apr. 29	Paul Butler	Sydney, Australia	KO 2
+ July 28	Allen Williams	Wollongong, Australia	KO 8
- Sept. 24	Ken Brady	Melbourne, Australia	TKO by 7
+ Dec. 23	Ken Brady	Auckland, New Zealand	KO 12
1955
+ Jan. 20	Ross Jenkins	Sydney, Australia	KO 2
+ Mar. 14	Steve Zoranich	Perth, Australia	TKO 5
= Apr. 2	Allen Williams	Broken Hill, Australia	Draw 12
- July 26	Johnny Williams	Birmingham, Great Britain	TKO by 1
+ Aug. 22	Manuel Burgo	West Hartlepool, Great Britain	TKO 1
+ Sept. 12	Eddie Hearn	West Hartlepool, Great Britain	KO 4
- Sept. 19	Joe Bygraves	Birmingham, Great Britain	L 8
+ Nov. 1	Fred Powell	Kensington, Great Britain	KO 1
- Dec. 13	Jack Gardner	Birmingham, Great Britain	L 10
1956
+ Jan. 23	Hans Brendemuehl	Newcastle, Great Britain	KO 2
+ Mar. 26	Uber Bacilieri	Newcastle, Great Britain	TKO 4
+ Apr. 24	Don Cockell	Kensington, Great Britain	KO 2
- June 26	Joe Bygraves	Wembley, Great Britain	L 15
vacant Commonwealth Heavyweight Title
+ Oct. 8	Young Harry Wills	Nottingham, Great Britain	W 8
+ Nov. 30	Guenter Nurnberg	Schoeneberg, Germany	KO 1
1957
- Aug. 12	Brian London	West Hartlepool, Great Britain	L 10
- Sept. 18	Joe Bygraves	Pontypridd, Great Britain	L 10
- Dec. 9	Hans Friedrich	Nottingham, Great Britain	L 8
1958
- Feb. 27	Chuck Woodworth	Auckland, New Zealand	L 12
1959
+ Mar. 7	Mike Ravula	Savusavu, Fiji	KO 3
+ Mar. 21	Mike Ravula	Suva, Fiji	KO 2
+ Mar. 28	Isireli Tawake	Lautoka, Fiji	KO 2
- Apr. 11	Mosese Varasikete	Nadi, Fiji	TKO by 1
+ Apr. 18	Sakiusa Cawaru	Savusavu, Fiji	TKO 1
+ Apr. 22	Savenatha Komai	Savusavu, Fiji	KO 7
+ Apr. 26	Isimeli Radrodro	Savusavu, Fiji	KO 5
+ May 30	Tupou	Nukualofa, Tonga	KO 3
+ June 13	Savanaca Komai	Nukualofa, Tonga	TKO 7
+ July 4	Finau	Nukualofa, Tonga	TKO 3
+ July 18	Sakiusa Cawaru	Nukualofa, Tonga	TKO 5
+ Aug. 1	Luke Ravuikandavu	Nukualofa, Tonga	TKO 4
+ Aug. 25	Mosese Varasikete	Nadi, Fiji	KO 1
+ Sept. 19	Sakiusa Cawaru	Nausori, Fiji	TKO 3
+ Sept. 26	Mosese Varasikete	Suva, Fiji	KO 3
+ Oct. 10	Sakiusa Cawaru	Papeete, French Polynesia	KO 10
- Oct. 24	Mosese Varasikete	Nadi, Fiji	KO by 12
- Oct. 31	Sakiusa Cawaru	Papeete, French Polynesia	KO by 8
- Dec. 26	Franco Cavicchi	Bologna, Italy	L 10
1960
* Jan. 18	Joey Armstrong	Newcastle, Great Britain	NC 5
+ Jan. 26	Jim Cooper	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 6
+ Mar. 28	Federico Friso	Bologna, Italy	W 8
+ Apr. 25	Dave Rent	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO 4
- Aug. 19	Ulli Nitzschke	Charlottenburg, Germany	TKO by 2
- Sept. 6	Tony Smith	Wolverhampton, Great Britain	LDQ 7
1961
- Mar. 21	Tom McNeeley	Boston, United States	TKO by 3
1962 Inactive
1963
+ Nov. 29	Tony Vickers	Singapore, Singapore	W 10
1964
+ Feb. 15	Isimeli Radrodro	Singapore, Singapore	KO 6

Summary

Total bouts: 72, Won: 51 (43 inside the limit), Lost: 18 (7 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 1