The tribute was visible.
It was with the shorts worn by his grandfather Muhammad Ali that Nico Ali Walsh won his first professional fight on Saturday.
A unique man.
“
I will never wear these shorts again,
” warned the son of Robert Walsh and Rasheda Ali Walsh, the legend's daughter, after his victory.
An expeditious victory since he won in the 1st round by inflicting a technical knockout on his opponent, Jordan Weekes, after only 1 minute and 49 seconds of fighting!
“
Obviously, I thought a lot about my grandfather.
I miss him.
It was an emotional journey, said the 21-year-old, who plays in the middleweight category, at the microphone of the American television channel ESPN.
It sounds like a lot of pressure but, to me, it's just my grandpa.
"
“It might sound like a lot of pressure but, to me, it's just my grandpa.
"
Nico ali walsh
Ali Walsh, who wants to try to follow in his grandfather's footsteps in professional boxing, said Muhammad Ali was "
the greatest fighter who ever lived." Maybe the taller person… It might sound like a lot of pressure but, to me, it's just my grandpa.
Nicknamed "
The Greatest
", he died in June 2016, at the age of 74. "I think Weeks and I made history a bit tonight," concluded the boxer who grew up in Las Vegas.
