Muhammad Ali’s grandson extended his unbeaten record with another impressive knockout

Nico Ali Walsh seems to get rid of the pressure of being the grandson of the legendary Muhammad Ali every time he steps into the ring. The American boxer gave a new test this morning by beating his compatriot Reyes Sánchez an impressive knockout and thus accumulates his fifth success before the limitabout six matches played in the rented field.

At the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, where his grandfather lost a split points decision to Ken Norton in 1973, Ali Walsh again proved what his fists are made ofyes He did it with a resounding blow to the soft parts of his rival’s abdomen, with less than 30 seconds remaining in the second of four agreed rounds for this fight.

Was a lethal combination. First he leaked a left in the middle of the opposing guard. Then, he punished with his right hand on Sánchez’s left side. Finally, the grandson of the legend liquidated the shares with a devastating blow with his left hand, on the opposite sector.

The Kansas native, who had lost on points to Ali’s nephew at New York’s Madison Square Garden in their first fight, attempted to counter with a left hook, but the poison injected by the undefeated 22-year-old “weakened” his legs and left him kneeling on the canvas. And she could no longer get up.

“This is a special win because of course it was a rematch. It was all I worked for, my hard work showed in the ring. I want everyone to see he is a new me and I think he has been seen, ”the boxer who was born in Chicago and lives in Las Vegas evaluated after the fight.

The undefeated professional of Nico Ali Walsh

Rasheda Ali and Robert Walsh’s son’s career path began on August 14, 2021, when he debuted with a first-round TKO against Jordan Weeks in a four-round middleweight bout at Tulsa’s Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

“Of course I was thinking of my grandfather. He is the best boxer in history. Perhaps the best person who has ever lived. I really miss. It was an exciting journey and it lived up to my expectations, “he said after knocking down his opponent 109 seconds into the fight, who was soon stopped by the referee.

His next victim was James Westley II, whom he defeated by TKO in the second round, on an evening held at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on October 23 last year.

Then came the turning point of the first meeting with Reyes Sánchez, the only one who so far had managed to resist Ali’s nephew, on 11 December. The irregularity occurred on the cards, with a split decision. Later, in his first fight this year, on January 29, he faced Jeremiah Yeager and defeated him by TKO in the second round.

His most recent antecedent, meanwhile, could be found on April 30 this year, when he won with a brutal first round knockout against Alejandro Ibarra, in a fight held at MGM Garden in Las Vegas.

“I’m bringing my grandfather back to life,” said Ali Walsh, who he has Mohammed tattooed on his right armafter that evening developed in an iconic boxing city.

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