Overview
- Two judges scored the eight-round fight 76-76 with one card for Kittisak Klinson, resulting in a majority draw that Ali Walsh publicly disputed.
- Outlets differed slightly on the lone winning card’s total, but all reports agreed on the draw as the official outcome.
- Ali Walsh (11-2-1) faced Thailand’s Klinson (10-2-1), leaned on rope-a-dope sequences, finished with a late flurry, and punctuated the final round with an Ali shuffle.
- The commemorative card was promoted by Manny Pacquiao’s MP Promotions and IBA Pro, with Melvin Jerusalem defending his WBC minimumweight title against Siyakholwa Kuse.
- Before the bout, Ali Walsh visited local children battling cancer and donated gifts during his trip to the Philippines.