Nico Ali Walsh perceivable he grew to become indisposed an deal to tussle Jake Paul as he returned to profitable techniques with a victory over Sona Akale on Saturday night time.
Ali Walsh, a grandson of the admirable Muhammad Ali, avenged his earlier defeat to Akale by way of coming thru six difficult rounds to edge the competition at the scorecards.
The 23-year-old produced a third-round knockdown from a left hook earlier than combating thru a dislocated shoulder within the ultimate around.
Talking in his post-fight interview, he cited fresh feedback from the night time’s headline fighter Teofimo Lopez earlier than explaining he handed up the chance to tackle YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul.
“One thing for sure I gotta clear, Teofimo Lopez said in an interview a few weeks before this fight – he disrespected my family saying that I’m only in boxing because I’m desperate for money and fame and I thought that was real wrong for someone I used to look up to to say,” mentioned Walsh. “However, , it’s what it’s.
“I simply wanna let everybody know that I selected the trail of boxing, I selected the trail of legacy. If I sought after to, I generally is a millionaire at the moment.
“Before this fight, I denied a multi-million-dollar contract from MVP Promotions, to fight Jake Paul, and I’m fighting a real fighter tonight. I’m not a part of that circus league of boxing. This is the real league of boxing and this is what I’m gonna do.”
Ali Walsh, who moved to 11-1 as a qualified together with his win over Akale, performed indisposed the anticipation of a 3rd tussle between the pair, reiterating his trust that he deserved victory within the first assembly.
“I don’t know what happened [with his shoulder], I’ve never been through anything like that, and it popped out, but I survived and I definitely beat him. I don’t know what he’s getting upset about,” he mentioned.
“It feels like if it happened to him, he would have cried like a baby and sat on the ground and quit the fight, but it happened to the right person and I’m just happy for the victory. It feels like I’m winning twice now, because the first time they awarded him the decision but I felt like I won.”
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