Muhammad Ali
KEIGHLEY boxer Muhammad Ali won Team GB's first preliminary round at the European Games this morning, beating Moldovan Alexandr Riscan 3-0 to advance to the last 16 of the 52kg flyweight competition in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Muhammad, who is aiming for a medal to qualify for the World Championships in Doha this October, will take on 31-year-old Italian Vincenzo Picardo on Saturday for a place in the quarter-finals.
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