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Muhammad Ali's grandson to make professional boxing debut this summer

This file photo was taken on October 19, 1974, shows US boxing heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay) 11 days before the heavyweight world championship in Kinshasa. [AFP, Stringer]

Muhammad Ali's grandson, Nico Ali Walsh, is to make his professional boxing debut on August 14 in a four-round middleweight fight.

The 20-year-old star, who is the son of Rasheda Ali Walsh, Ali's daughter, has signed a multi-fight deal with Top Rank and his opponent has not yet been revealed.

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