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Title: [Boxing] Laila Ali vs. Christy Martin
Description: Female boxing fight featuring Laila Ali vs. Christy Martin
On August 23rd 03, in Biloxi Mississippi, Laila stopped veteran fighter Christy ...

Title: Laila Ali vs. Shelley Burton @ Madison Square Garden
Description: Laila Ali vs. Shelley Burton @ Madison Square Garden, 12.11.06

Title: Laila Ali Speaks Her Mind
Description: From the upcoming Laila Ali documentary entitled DADDYS GIRL, directed by Reggie Rock Bythewood and airing on Fathers Day on TV One. Check ...

Title: Laila Ali vs. Erin Toughill
Description: Female boxing fight Laila Ali vs. Erin Toughill
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EURweb - Found Jun. 25, 2009 *Laila Ali is being dragged into the child support battle currently being waged between her husband, former NFL star Curtis Conway, and his ex-wife. ... |
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TMZ - Found Jun. 24, 2009 Laila Ali is fighting her husband's ex-wife, who now wants to drag Muhammad Ali into her child support battle. Laila's hubby, former NFL star Curtis... |
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Wapakoneta Daily News - Found Jun. 10, 2009 Laila Ali talks about how she clashed with her father as a young girl. The boxing daughter of the legendary Muhammad Ali was attending the Sports... |
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Michigan Chronicle - Found Jul. 1, 2009 NHL) and Brett Hull (NHL), Nate Williams (Olympics) and Natalie Williams (NBA), Muhammad Ali (boxing) and Laila Ali (boxing), Joe Bryant (NBA... |
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Louisville Courier-Journal - Found Jun. 25, 2009 Musicians, etcCarly Simon-64Tim Finn-57Candyman-41 - JOAN RIVERS, praising the late Ed McMahon on MSNBC |
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Philadelphia Inquirer - Found Jun. 25, 2009 Laila Ali, pugilist and daughter of boxing immortal Muhammad Ali, is married to former NFL star Curtis Conway. 'Housewives' Star's Dirty Past Further Exposed by Court Docs - FOXNews.com Real Housewives' Danielle Pulls Plug on Sex Tape - EOnline.com 'Real Housewives' sex tape blocked - Hollywood Reporter HOUSEWIVES CRIMINAL INTENT - National Enquirer Explore All |
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Vibe.com - Found Jun. 24, 2009 Laila Ali’s Husband Caught Up in Child Support Drama Sometimes, it’s never enough. Laila Ali’s husband, Curtis Conway, is now finding... 50 Cent Says - MTV 50 Cent Says Before I Self Destruct Is 'Close To Perfect' - MTV Explore All |
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USA Today - Found Jun. 24, 2009 ... that Leoria Sanamu Conway wants additional funds from her ex-husband and wants to subpoena Laila Ali's financial bona fides including her... |
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Daily Express - Found Jun. 24, 2009 ALI's daughter has filed legal papers in a bid to prevent a U.S. court dragging the boxing legend into a messy financial battle. Laila Ali is... |
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VegasInsider.com - Found Jun. 20, 2009 ... himself The Greatest: Muhammad Ali, one half of the No. 1 Father/Daughter team with women’s super middleweight boxing champion Laila Ali. |
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Laila Ali
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| Laila Ali | |
| Statistics | |
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| Real name | Laila Ali |
| Nickname(s) | Lay Lay |
| Rated at | Super middleweight, 72.5 kg1 |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)1 |
| Reach | 1.79 m |
| Nationality | American |
| Birth date | December 30, 1977 |
| Birth place | Miami Beach, Florida |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 24 |
| Wins | 24 |
| Wins by KO | 21 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Laila Ali (born December 30, 1977 in Miami Beach, Florida) is a professional boxer. She is the daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali and his third wife Veronica Porsche Ali. She was their second child and is the most famous of the nine children born to Muhammad Ali.
Ali has a degree in business from Santa Monica College and previously owned a Balloon and Halloween mask shop in California before becoming a boxer. She is 5' 10" (1.78 m), with a reach of 70.4" , and weighs around 160 lbs (72.5 kg).
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In her first bout, on December 8, 1999, Ali knocked out April Fowler in the first round. She ran off eight wins in a row and many boxing fans started talking about wanting to see her square off in a boxing ring with George Foreman's daughter, Freeda Foreman, or Joe Frazier's daughter, Jackie Frazier-Lyde. On the evening of June 8, 2001, Ali and Frazier finally met. The fight was nicknamed Ali/Frazier IV in allusion to their fathers' famous fight trilogy. Ali won by a majority judges' decision in eight rounds.
After a year's hiatus, on June 7, 2002 Ali beat Shirvelle Williams in a six-round decision. She won the IBA title with a second-round knockout of Suzette Taylor on August 17 in Las Vegas. On November 9, she retained that title and unified the crown by adding the WIBA and IWBF belts with an eight-round TKO win over her division's other world champion, Valerie Mahfood, in Las Vegas. Mahfood and Laila Ali met in a long awaited bout on November 8, 2002. A bloodied Mahfood was stopped by Ali in eight rounds in a fight that unified the IWBF world title with the WIBA title.
On June 21, 2003, Mahfood and Ali had a rematch, this time in Los Angeles. Once again bloodied by Muhammad Ali's daughter, Mahfood lost by TKO in six while trying to recover her world title. But at the same time for the first time ever in Laila Ali boxing career she suffer a bad cut on her right eyelid and a bloodied nose, something till this day no other female boxer has done to Laila Ali, but one tough Valerie Mahfood. Laila has a permenant scar to prove that tough fight she had with Mahfood. On August 23, 2003, Ali fought Christy Martin. She beat Martin by a knockout in four rounds.
On July 17, 2004, she retained her world title, knocking out Nikki Eplion in four rounds. Ali dropped Eplion four times before the fight was stopped. 30 July 2004, she stopped Monica Nunez in nine rounds, in her father's native city of Louisville. This fight was part of the undercard for the fight in which Mike Tyson was surprisingly knocked out by fringe contender Danny Williams. On September 24, 2004, she added the IWBF Light Heavyweight title to her resume by beating O'Neil (whom she had canceled a fight against) by a knockout in three rounds, at Atlanta, Georgia. Her success led her into a TV show guest star such as in a boxing episode of George Lopez.
On February 1, 2005 in Atlanta, Ali scored a commanding and decisive eighth round technical knockout over Cassandra Geigger in a ten-round fight. On June 11, 2005, on the undercard to the Tyson-Kevin McBride fight, Ali pounded Erin Toughill into submission in round three to remain undefeated, and won the World Boxing Council title in addition to defending her WIBA crown. (The Ali-Toughill bout is considered one of the most violent female to female fights in history.) She was the second woman to win a WBC title (Jackie Nava was the first). Toughill and Ali disliked each other, and prior to the fight Toughill joked about Ali. Ali promised she would punish Toughill, much like her father did with Ernie Terrell back in 1967. On December 17, 2005, in Berlin, Laila fought and defeated Åsa Sandell by TKO in the fifth round. The decision was heavily disputed. The audience booed Ali during her post-fight interview.
While a guest on Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith on June 7, 2006, Ali announced that she would be making a world tour, and said that she was looking forward to fighting Ann Wolfe on an October 2006 date. The fight with Wolfe never materialized. Instead, on November 11, 2006, Ali fought and defeated Shelley Burton by TKO in the fourth round. Ali was supposed to fight O’Neil again in Cape Town, on August 5, 2006, but she pulled out amid allegations of fraud. In addition, the local promoter couldn't raise the final $1,325,000 installment of her $1,525,000 purse. The South African government is investigating the fraud allegations, according to an exposé in the Cape Times.
Other top women's boxing champions such as Ann Wolfe (24-1), Vonda Ward (22-1), Leatitia Robinson (15-0 pro; 37-1 am), and Natasha Ragosina (17-0) have claimed in interviews that they have challenged Laila Ali many times over the years, but Laila has always found ways of avoiding them. Boxing writers and fans have repeatedly expressed disappointment in Ali's failure to fight the top contenders over the years.
In 2002 Ali wrote (with co-author David Ritz) the book Reach! Finding Strength, Spirit, and Personal Power, meant to motivate and inspire young people.
Ali married Johnny "Yahya" McClain on August 27, 2000. She met McClain through her sister Hana at her father's 57th birthday party. McClain became Ali's manager and helped guide her career. In late 2005 Ali and McClain divorced and McClain quit managing Ali. On July 23, 2007, Ali married former NFL player Curtis Conway in Los Angeles. Laila has three stepchildren with Conway, twelve-year-old twin sons Cameron and Kelton and eight-year-old Leilani.2 In People Magazine, Laila Ali reported she does not follow her father's religion but respects it. Laila told Essence in its May 2008 issue that she was expecting her first child with her husband, Curtis Conway. Laila gave birth to her son Curtis Muhammad Conway Jr. on August 26, 2008. He weighed in at 6 pounds 8 ounces and 19 inches long. There were initial reports of complications during the birth, but those later proved to be false.
In mid-2007, Ali was a participant in the fourth season of the American version of the television show Dancing with the Stars.3 She had no previous dancing experience. Her professional dancing partner was Maksim Chmerkovskiy. The pair were widely praised by the judges, receiving the first "10" from judge Len Goodman for their rumba. They came in third place in the competition, losing to Apolo Anton Ohno (with Julianne Hough) and Joey Fatone (with Kym Johnson).
Laila is the new female host on the revival of American Gladiators alongside Hulk Hogan. The show premiered in January 2008.4
Laila and the cast of American Gladiators appeared on the new NBC Celebrity Family Feud.
Laila also has joined the CBS team as a contributing correspondent on The Early Show with her first appearance in early January 2008.
Laila Ali began hosting The N's Student Body, the new reality show on The N. This show is about teens trying to get into shape. She currently isn't shooting the show anymore.
| Preceded by Valerie Mahfood |
2nd IWBF World Super Middleweight Champion November 8 2002–present |
Succeeded by Current |
| 2nd WIBA World Super Middleweight Champion November 8 2002–present |
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| Preceded by Inaugural champion |
1st WBC Female World Super Middleweight Champion November 11 2006–present |
Succeeded by Current |
| Preceded by Mike Adamle (1989-96) Dan Clark (1995-96) |
Host of American Gladiators with Hulk Hogan 2008-present |
Succeeded by Current |