Unbeaten Zain happy to put the rounds in

COMPLETING his first six rounder has given Zain Ali a thirst for marathon distances, and he pledged: “The longer the fight, the more the dog will come out in me.”

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The popular middleweight took the step-up on last Saturday's Eastside Rooms show.

Ali, from Alum Rock, extended his unbeaten run to five (two draws) with points victory over fellow Brummie Lewis Varley.

It wasn’t a faultless performance and Varley didn’t represent the stern-est of opposition. The 20-year-old had lost his two previous contests, the most recent by stoppage and been dropped by body shots in each out-ing.

For him, last week was something of a confidence booster.

Varley fought doggedly and took two sessions on the 58-56 card of ref-eree Ryan Churchill.