Kitione Lave
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Kitione Lave
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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 wrestl
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Tongan boxer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitione_Lave
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2023-05-22T18:46:14Z
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