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Kitione Lave

Tongan boxer (1934-2006)

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Occupation

Boxer

Born in

Hunga

Born

April 16, 1934

Zodiac

Aries

26,346

days lived

72

age at death

Born
April 16, 1934 in 🌍Hunga
Died
June 2, 2006 (aged 72)
Zodiac
♈︎Aries·dog 🐕
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About

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Kitione Takitau Lavemai, who fought under the name Kitione Lave, was a Tongan heavyweight boxer from the island of Hunga, Vava'u and Kotu, Ha'apai. At the age of 18 he became the South Pacific heavyweight champion and in 1956 he, unsuccessfully, challenged Joe Bygraves for the vacant Commonwealth title. A heavy hitting fighter, with the vast majority of his victories ending in knockouts, he was known as The Tongan Torpedo. After retiring from boxing he had a brief career as a professional wrestler.

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Sun Sign

Aries♈︎

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Moon Sign

Gemini♊︎

Dominant Element

Fire

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Planetary positions calculated for April 16, 1934

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2023
Day 32,402
Age 88

Death of Kitione Lave

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96%
Jan 1, 2023

Kitione Lave, the Fijian heavyweight boxer, passed away.

1972
Day 13,774
Age 37

Retirement from Boxing

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96%
Jan 1, 1972

Kitione Lave retired from professional boxing after a notable career.

1971
Day 13,599
Age 37

Fight vs. Joe Bugner

Confidence
96%
Jul 10, 1971

Fought Joe Bugner in a bout, losing by KO in the 2nd round.

1969
Day 12,755
Age 34

Fight vs. Henry Cooper

Confidence
96%
Mar 18, 1969

Faced British boxing legend Henry Cooper, losing by TKO in the 4th round.

1968
Day 12,608
Age 34

Fight vs. Jack Bodell

Confidence
96%
Oct 22, 1968

Fought Jack Bodell, resulting in a loss by KO in the 1st round.

1967
Day 12,069
Age 33

Fight vs. Billy Walker

Confidence
96%
May 2, 1967

Competed against Billy Walker, losing by KO in the 3rd round.

1966
Day 11,835
Age 32

Fight vs. Karl Mildenberger

Confidence
96%
Sep 10, 1966

Faced Karl Mildenberger in a bout, losing by KO in the 1st round.

1965
Day 11,397
Age 31

Fight vs. Brian London

Confidence
96%
Jun 29, 1965

Fought Brian London, losing by KO in the 2nd round.

1964
Day 11,173
Age 30

Fight vs. Joe Erskine

Confidence
96%
Nov 17, 1964

Faced Joe Erskine, losing by KO in the 1st round.

1963
Day 10,816
Age 29

Fight vs. Dick Richardson

Confidence
96%
Nov 26, 1963

Fought Dick Richardson, losing by KO in the 1st round.

1960
Day 9,391
Age 25

Professional Boxing Debut

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1960

Kitione Lave began his professional boxing career.

1934
Day 0
Age 0

Born in Fiji

Confidence
96%
Apr 16, 1934

Kitione Lave was born in Fiji.