HAZRAT Ali secured the upset of the Northern Boxing Rumble when he knocked out Tevita Waqa in the third round of their fight.

Ali seemed to have everything going against him and threw some strong punches which disrupted Waqa’s game.

One hard punch from Ali however was the changing factor when Waqa fell on his knees and couldn’t regain composure by the time the referee finished counting. The win has provided him with motivation as he seeks to gain a win in the next scheduled program in February.

“I trained for a hard fight and I was training in Nausori and met the promoter and he told me that I could fight. Its been a 15-year lapse before I started training again,” he said.

He added that Waqa had clearly made him work hard for the win and he wanted to prove his worth.

“He has five fights and for me this is only my second fight. I am looking forward to come and fight in February at the Vodafine Arena. I will fight Johnny Singh and I will try my hardest to win this one,” he said.