Laila Ali

1
(No Transcript)
2
Laila Ali was born December 30, 1977 in Miami,
Florida. She was the second child of Muhammad Ali
and his third wife, Veronica Porsche Ali .She has
a degree in business from Santa Monica College.
Laila shocked everyone (in 1999) when she said
that she would like to have a career in boxing
.Laila owned a nail salon in California before
she became a famous boxer. Laila Ali was married
to Johnny Ya-Ya McClain.
3

On December 8, 1999, she knocked out April
Fowler on the first round. On June 8, 2001,
Jackie Frazier-Lyde and her finally met. Laila
won by a majority judges decision in eight
rounds. On June 7, 2002 Laila beat Shirvelle
Williams .Then on August 17 in Las Vegas she
knocked out Suzette Taylor and won the title IBA.
On November 9, she retained the WIBA and IWBF
belt when she defeated the other worlds champion
Valerie Mahfood. Laila also beat many other
woman in her years of boxing .
4
What makes Laila Ali so interesting to read
about is that her father was also a professional
boxer as well. Laila participated in many TV
shows. Such as dancing with the stars, American
Gladiators with Hulk Hogan, and also
Nickelodeon's Yo Gabba Gabba show.
5
Laila had a huge effect on many woman. From
reading her biography she had a huge effect on
me, that made me change the way I look at woman
boxing these days. Laila showed to me that woman
can still act like girls and do things like
girls, but inside we can also fight as well as
men.
6

• www.lailaali.com
• http//www.womenboxing.com/lailaali.htm
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laila_Ali