MUHAMMAD ALI’S GRANDSON NICO WINS DEBUT FIGHT: Muhammad Ali was the greatest of all time. He won the world heavyweight title 3 times but would have been prouder than ever right now as his grandson Nico Ali Walsh won his debut professional middleweight fight in Catoosa, Oklahoma yesterday. Nico paid tribute to his grandfather by wearing a pair of shorts he had given him as he knocked down Jordan Weeks after just 70 seconds. The bout was stopped before the end of the first round. The contest was promoted by 89-year-old Bob Arum, who famously organised 27 of Muhammad Ali’s fights between 1966 and 1978. Nico, the son of Ali's daughter Rasheda Ali, has a huge name to live up to but he’s made a good start and it will be interesting to see how his boxing career progresses. [COMMENT BY: Imran Malik, Assistant Editor]
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