Joy Ali last night successfully defeated Naitasiri's undefeated boxer Jo Naleca in a 9th round knockout to win Fiji's junior middleweight title .
Ali showed his experience and guts when he floored Naleca in the 8th round before landing a left uppercut in the 9th round.
In the other title fight, Joy Ali’s younger brother Junior Farzan Ali also won the junior welterweight title after knocking Naleca's older brother Waisale Ratu in the 11th round.
In other non-title fights, heavyweight boxer, young Petero Qica, looked promising and could become one of Fiji's top heavyweight boxers in future after knocking out Fatu Tuimanono in the 3rd round.
Qica floored Tuimanono in the first 2 minutes of the 1st round before landing a killer punch in the 3rd round.
Meanwhile, Sefanaia Vakacegu knocked out Sunia Cama Junior in the 6th round .
Opeti Tagi defeated Pita Tabuarua on points and Abhay Chand defeated Saimoni Taudomo on points.
Ali KOs Naleca
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