Meet Muhammad Ali’s grandson, Biaggio Ali Walsh: unlike the boxing legend, the American footballer debuted with his first MMA match this month, and once modelled for Versace with Irina Shayk
- The 23-year-old didn’t get into boxing like his famous late grandad and brother, Nico Ali Walsh, but instead ‘fell in love’ with MMA, making his debut this June
- He’s also a model, signing with Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas’ agency Wilhelmina Models, before his mum Rasheda Ali confirmed his move to Next Models on Instagram
Unlike his younger brother Nico Ali Walsh, 23-year-old Biaggio didn’t get into combat sports right away, instead starting out as a running back in American football at his senior school in Nevada.
Not long after, Biaggio signed with UC Berkeley’s California Golden Bears football team and played for them between 2018 to 2019. In late 2019, he switched teams to join the UNLV Rebels (University of Las Vegas), and stayed there until 2020.
Meanwhile his brother Nico was training hard to become a professional middleweight boxer and is already excelling. So far he has an undefeated record of 5-0 with three knockouts.
American football isn’t the only sport that Biaggio has excelled in, however. His earliest Instagram post shows him snowboarding, and while there is little to show that he’s also a keen surfer, his mum posted a photo of him wearing a Vans US Open of Surfing top, so we wouldn’t be surprised if he was good at that too.