Guinness Book: My 7-year struggle almostbecoming a reality – Bash Ali

Abuja – Cruiserweight boxer Bash Ali on Tuesday in
Abuja said his seven years of struggle to enter his
name in the Guinness Book of World Records was
almost becoming a reality.

The boxer expressed this excitement after the
Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, inaugurated the
Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the Bash Ali
Guinness Book of World Records Title Fight Project.
Ali had since 2006 been appealing to the Federal
Government to stage the fight.
Bash Ali guns for Guinness Book of World Records
Title Fight Project
He had said the fight would take him and his
country Nigeria into the Guinness Book of World
Records as the oldest boxer to feature in a world
title fight.
“I feel great. My struggle for seven years has come
to reality.
“Sometimes, a disappointment can be a blessing in
disguise. Because, if I had fought seven years ago,
it is possible that somebody by now may have
broken the record.
“So, I will be fighting at the age of 58, which means
in this century or in the next, whoever that will have
to break the record must be at least 60 years.
“But, I am not happy about the delay,’’ Ali said.
He also assured that he would defeat his opponent,
adding that his opponent was no match.
“I am reassuring Nigerians that on the day of the
fight, Bash Ali will shock the boxing world.
“I will beat my opponent like a bad child, because I
am old enough to be his father,’’ the boxer said.
Bash Ali will take on Rick Camlin, a 32-year-old
International Boxing Union (IBU) champion.(NAN)