Nico Ali Walsh Had Huge Offer To Fight Celebrity Boxer Jake Paul

Saturday evening in Miami up and coming fighter Nico Ali Walsh confirmed loads of guts in getting a revenge choice win over African journeyman Sona Akale through a sixth spherical choice. However, for what was proven within the ring it’s what Ali Walsh revealed after the combat that was intriguing because it associated to a doubtlessly being the brand new opponent for Jake Paul later this month.

First, Walsh was a part of the undercard of Teofimo Lopez’s WBO junior welterweight title defense win over Steve Claggett on the Prime Rank Boxing card.

Ali Walsh, 10-1, 5 KOs, acquired a rematch with Akale, who beat him surprisingly by choice, handing the grandson of Muhammad Ali his first defeat final August. Ali Walsh scored a knockdown halfway by the combat and toughed out dislocating his left shoulder within the remaining spherical of the bout to go on to the choice.

Then, in victory, Ali Walsh, who will flip 24 years previous subsequent week, revealed a few fascinating tidbits relating to feedback Lopez had made about him. And, then, he broke the information that he may have been Jake Paul’s July twentieth opponent for the DAZN pay-per-view present that may instead feature bare knuckle fighter Mike Perry preventing the YouTube/social media movie star turned fighter Paul.

“Teofimo Lopez stated in an interview a number of weeks in the past, he disrespected my household and saying I’m solely in boxing as a result of I’m determined for cash and fame. And, I believed that was actual improper for somebody I used to look as much as, to say,” Ali Walsh instructed ESPN within the ring.

“I simply need to let everybody know that I selected the trail of boxing. I selected the trail of legacy. If I needed to, I might be a millionare proper now. Earlier than this combat, I denied a multi-million greenback contract from MVP Promotions to combat Jake Paul and I’m preventing an actual fighter (Akale) tonight. So, I’m not aside of that ‘circus league of boxing.’ That is the ‘actual league of boxing’ and that is what I’m going to do.”

Paul needed to stay energetic, when Mike Tyson couldn’t fight him of their large showdown for July twentieth resulting from well being issues and clearly, Ali Walsh was into consideration.

Hear Dan Rafael and me discussing extra about this on our latest “Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast” by clicking play under,

As we mentioned above on the most recent “Battle Freaks Unite Pod,” there would have been a big weight discrepancy between Walsh and Paul, who’s preventing at cruiserweight, presently. However, clearly the talks had progressed far sufficient for a suggestion to be made to Ali Walsh.

Even in victory Saturday evening, Ali Walsh will probably be out of motion for no less than a number of weeks because of the shoulder separation and it is going to be intriguing to see if possibly he’s an opponent for Paul at a future date as properly.