MUHAMMAD ALI’S grandson Biaggio is out to make history with brother Nico.
Biaggio Ali Walsh is a 3-1 amateur MMA prospect while Nico is a professional boxer, with only a draw blemishing his nine-bout record.
Muhammad Ali’s grandson Biaggio is an amateur MMA prospectCooper Neill / PFL
EPANico Ali Walsh is a professional middleweight boxer[/caption]
The Klitschko brothers famously ruled the heavyweight division for over a decade while the Charlos both currently hold world titles.
Similarly in MMA, the Nogueiras were champions and pioneers of modern day Brazilian jujitsu.
But never have two brothers simultaneously ruled over boxing and MMA individually – so the Ali Walshs want to change that.
Biaggio, 24, told SunSport: “I believe in my heart that me and my brother were given a gift and the ability to fight is that gift.
“I believe that in my heart and that one day we’ll both be champions.
“I don’t think it’s any time soon, I don’t know how I’m going to get there, I don’t know when it will happen or anything, I just know it will happen.”
Nico, 22, boxed as an amateur before turning pro in 2021 with Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, who worked with Ali over 50 years earlier.
But for Biaggio, a career in MMA was only realised after giving up on his NFL dream in 2019.
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He is now signed to the Professional Fighters League as an amateur prospect.
And Biaggio’s bond with Nico has only strengthened through the sport – having been at each other’s throats as kids.
He said: “Nico knows how to get under my skin! When we were young he used to get under my skin and really draw it out of me.
“But, we’ve always been close. I think the sport only brought us closer, we’re very supportive of each other.
“We talk about weight issues, we talk about fighting, we talk about everything, really. He’s my brother, it’s a normal thing to us.
“But we’ve always been really close. It’s a blessing, I’m very grateful to have someone that I can relate to. And it’s just us two, I don’t have any other siblings.”
Having not turned pro, Biaggio is unable to compete in the PFL’s $1m winner-take-all season which consists of qualification and knockout stages.
But he has had two amateur bouts with the PFLand returns next Friday against Travell Miller in the latest of his experience-building bouts.
Biaggio said: “I’m still trying to figure out the right mentality, the right style, I’m still trying to get as much experience as possible.
“So going into this fight, I just want to fight. It’s kind of hard to convey it, I just want to go in there fight and get as much experience as possible.”
Biaggio Ali Walsh has won twice in the PFLMatt Ferris / PFL Read More