Former Dillian Whyte opponent, Lucas Browne, scores a huge KO win over Junior Fa who was beaten by Joseph Parker in his last fight

Former heavyweight world champion, Lucas Browne, caused a huge upset over the weekend, as he knocked out Junior Fa in the first round on the undercard of George Kambosos Jr vs Devin Haney.

There was a time when Browne, 43, was a legitimate threat on the world stage in boxing's glamour division, when he reached the pinnacle of his career in 2016 by beating Russia's Ruslan Chagaev to win the WBA 'regular' belt.

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At the time, Browne, who only turned professional in his thirties, was 24-0, boasting incredible power, with a terrific knockout record of 21 stoppages.

His prime, however, did not last long, as two years later he was brutally knocked out by Dillian Whyte and this loss seemed to mark the beginning of the end.

Over the next few years, scattered in amongst a few insignificant victories, Browne was stopped by Dave Allen who had never won a title at any level of professional boxing and a former rugby league player in Paul Gallen.

Having turned 43 earlier this year, it appeared his best days were behind him and he was just delaying inevitable retirement by remaining in the ring.

That was until this weekend when Browne came up against Fa, who had recently gone the distance and looked extremely competitive in a fight with former world champion, Joseph Parker.

Just a minute into the first round, though, Browne landed a heavy overhand right that left his opponent scrambling on the canvas.

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The New Zealand native made it back to his feet but it was only a matter of time before he was caught again, as Browne dropped him for a second time moments later and the referee waved off the contest.

After the fight, Browne claimed he is still a threat in the heavyweight division, saying, "I've got the power to knock anyone out in the world.

"The problem is that I don't throw it because I'm scared of hurting people, not in the ring, I'm talking about sparring, so I've got into the habit of not throwing my right hand.

"The entire purpose of today was to set something up and throw it and when I threw it I knocked him down."