KEIGHLEY'S Rio-bound Muhammad Ali is part of the British Lionhearts team bidding to make more history in the final of the World Series of Boxing (WSB) tomorrow.
Ali, who has qualified for the Olympics later this summer, will fight in his flyweight category as the Lionhearts face the Cuba Domodores in Uzbekistan.
The British team reached the final for the first time after after knocking out defending champions Astana Arlans in last week's semi-final at York Hall.
Former Bradford College student Ali will be making his third appearance in the World Series, having claimed two victories from two bouts earlier in the season.
He is one of three Lionhearts who have already booked their Olympic sport, Galal Yafai (light-flyweight) and Lawrence Okolie (heavyweight) being the other two.
They will be joined by seven other members of the GB Boxing squad: Peter McGrail (bantamweight), Luke McCormack (lightweight), Dalton Grant (light-welterweight), Ekow Essuman (welterweight), Troy Williamson (middleweight), Thomas Whittaker-Hart (light-heavyweight) and Frazer Clarke (super-heavyweight).
Lionhearts head coach Rob McCracken said: "Compared to other teams in WSB we have a relatively young and inexperienced squad so to make the final of a competition as difficult and physically demanding as WSB is a superb achievement by all of the boxers that have represented the British Lionhearts this season.
"A final against Cuba will be the biggest challenge yet but the boxers should be confident in their ability and as long as they give their best they can be proud of what they have achieved this year."
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