It was the fifth boxing bout for the 30-year-old mother of three, who now has one win, one draw and three losses and is gaining a fearsome reputation for her stamina in the ring. She fights out of the Toa Ngatihine Muay Thai Fitness Studio in Kawakawa.
The pint-sized powerhouse is also an accomplished kickboxer and fought two different martial arts in the same weekend late last year, the Big Bash charity boxing event on the Friday then a kickboxing event the next night.
It doesn't appear she'll be hanging up the gloves anytime soon either.
Hati is already preparing to spearhead a group of women from Toa Ngatihine fighting at the Lethal Ladies kickboxing tournament in Auckland on June 16.
There, she'll take part in a four-lady WKBF elimination bout under full Muay Thai rules (where she will need to win her first fight to fight again).
Others from Toa Ngatihine fighting at the Lethal Ladies are Aaliyah Clarke, contesting the WKBF welterweight Super 4 New Zealand title on modified Muay Thai rules, while Amber Clarke, Raiha Kopa and 13-year-old Atariyah Tipene will feature on the undercard.
With five women in action, Toa Ngatihine will be one of the well represented gyms at the Auckland fightfest.
In other news, seven of eight Toa Ngatihine fighters - Tayen Stuart, Seven Ngawati, Jonam Bhika, Amber Clarke, Rahema Hook, Tama Stevens and Clayton Halliday (the latter eventually not fighting) - ended up being matched up from a line-up of 23 for round 10 of the Battle of the Waikato last month.
The four youth and three adult fighters who did get to fight ended up with four wins, including those by mother and son, Hook and Stuart, 14.
Hati singled out trainer Phillip Allsopp and Toa Ngatihine administration wizard Sasha Rewha for helping her achieve her goals.
- The Northland Age
