Ali weighs in
NZPA-Reuter Las Vegas i Mohammad Ali went aj long way towards disnelling I doubts about his weight and condition this week by staging a mock weigh-in and coming in at a trim 101.6 kilos, down from 114.8 kilos at the start of training. The 38-year-old. three-time heavyweight champion has!
jbeen accused of beina overj weight and soft after a twojyear lay-off. He is due to fight the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion, Larry Holmes, in Las Vegas on October 2. The weigh-in was conducted with two officials of the Nevada State Athletic iCommission.
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