Jake Paul hits back as Muhammad Ali's grandson turns down 'circus' boxing showdown with social media star
dailyrecord.co.ukThe grandson of sporting icon Muhammad Ali has opened up on his decision to turn down a fight with Jake Paul and instead has his sights on WBO super-lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez.
Nico Ali Walsh extended his record to 10 wins and one defeat with a unanimous points victory against Sona Akele in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
After the fight, the 23-year-old expressed his desire to share the boxing ring with Lopez after the American 'disrespected' his family legacy.
Walsh also revealed that he knocked back a lucrative offer to face social media star turned-boxer Paul.A fired-up Walsh said: "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 say."But, you know, it is what it is.
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