Muhammad Ali's Legacy Continues As Grandson Wins Pro Boxing Debut

Nico Ali Walsh becomes a third generation of Ali fighters, his iconic grandfather going 56-5 with 37 knockouts and becoming the dominant heavyweight champion of the 1960s and 1970s.

Wearing the same trunks used by his legendary grandfather Muhammad Ali half a century earlier, Nico Ali Walsh won his emotional professional boxing debut on Saturday with a first-round stoppage. Walsh delivered a hammering right to knock down Jordan Weeks in their middleweight bout, then struck quickly once fighting resumed and forced a halt to the bout after 1:49 at Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 21-year-old fledgling fighter was wearing a pair of white trunks with black trim given to him by his grandfather. "It was a great night," Walsh said. "This lived up completely to my expectations." "I'm never wearing these trunks again," Walsh said.