WATCH: Nico Ali Walsh pours it all but his fight versus Thai Kittisak Klinson still ends up in majority draw decision in their non-title middleweight bout in the Thrilla in Manila II 50th Anniversary at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Wednesday evening, Oct. 29. Despite the disappointing result, the 25-year-old Ali did not forget to honor his late grandfather Muhammad Ali and thanked the Filipinos for their continued love and support. No less than President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and boxing icon Manny

50 years later, Ali is back at the #CityOfFirsts! Rasheda Ali Walsh and and Nico Ali Walsh is back to honor Muhammad Ali’s greatest fight, Thrilla in Manila 50th anniversary.🥊🔥 #CityOfFirsts #AranetaCity #ThrillaInManila2025 #ThrillaTurns50 | Araneta City

Ali's grandson featured in 'Thrilla in Manila 2' Nico Ali Walsh, grandson of the great Muhammad Ali, fights in the undercard of ‘Thrilla in Manila 2’ at the Araneta Coliseum on Oct. 29, 2025, 50 years after his grandfather fought Joe Frazier in the original ‘Thrilla in Manila’ at the same historic venue. Walsh (11-2) battles Thai Kittisak Klinson (10-2) in one of the 13 bouts headlined by the fight between Filipino WBC strawweight champ Melvin Jerusalem and South African Siyakholwa Kuse. The off

“IT WAS THE PEOPLE CHANTING ‘ALI’ THAT MADE IT SPECIAL.” Muhammad Ali’s grandson, Nico Ali Walsh, soaked in the surreal feeling of fighting on the same stage his legendary grandfather once ruled. He expressed his deep appreciation for the warmth and love the Filipino crowd showed him during the 50th Anniversary of the Thrilla in Manila at the Big Dome. | via Mei Lin Lozada/One Sports #ThrillaInManila2 | One Sports