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BOXING – Nico Walsh the grandson of Mohammad Ali wins his first professional fight
Nico Walsh the grandson of legendary boxer Mohammad Ali won his first professional fight on Saturday, August 14, 2021 in Catoosa, Oklahoma. The young boxer beat his opponent Jordan Weeks by knockout technique in the first round after one minute and 49 seconds.
By winning his first boxing match on the night of Saturday 14 August to Sunday at the professional level in Tulsa (USA) against Jordan Weeks, Mohammad Ali’s grandson is positioning himself as a worthy heir to the legend of the ring. Nico Walsh gave his opponent no chance. He beat him in the most beautiful way with a technical knockout.
The young man, who is in the middle weight category, knocked down his opponent in the first round before the referee stopped the fight. Nico Walsh also winked at his grandfather. “Of course, I’ve been thinking a lot about my grandfather, I miss him. It was an emotional journey, said the American television channel ESPN. It sounds like a lot of pressure but, to me, it’s just my grandfather.” 21-year-old Nico Walsh is the son of Robert Walsh and Rasheda Ali Walsh, the daughter of Mohamed Ali.
To further strengthen the emotional side and the symbolic dimension of this fight, he boxed with a white and black shorts that Mohamed Ali had worn and which he had given him as a gift. “ Nico Ali Walsh wrote on social media.
His great Mohammad Ali, nicknamed “The Greatest”, died on June 03, 2016 at the age of 74.
The French boxer Tony Yoka scored a tenth success for his tenth fight in the pros since Friday 5 March in Nantes. A resounding victory against the Belgian Joël Tambwe Djeko, which allows him to afford his first professional belt: that of the heavyweights of the European Union. The success of the French boxer came in the 12th round with a tough battle where Tony Yoka knocked out his opponent one minute before the end.
Tony Yoka, the 2016 Olympic champion, fought a hard-fought battle against Belgian Joël Tambwe Djeko. It is the first time that the French boxer wins a fight in 12 rounds, as the opponent was difficult to maneuver. But Tony Yoka showed the Belgian that he was the boss in the ring of the H Arena in Nantes. In the end, out of the 12 rounds, none were to the advantage of Djeko, who came back a bit on the rebound 5, 6 and 7. After a series of straight and a last uppercut, the Belgian was knocked out at 1:30 of the end of the 12th round.
With this belt obtained in the European Union heavyweight category, Yoka is the official challenger of the British Joe Joyce, holder of the EBU belt. Two boxers who know each other all the more because the French beat the formidable English in the Olympic final in 2016.
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