The youngest daughter of the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, Laila “She Bee Stingin' Ali graduated with a business degree from Santa Monica College but her love and undeniable skill in boxing proved strong. On December 8th, 1999, Ali knocked out April Fowler in the first round of her professional debut. She racked up eight wins in a row and on June 8, 2001, Ali met Jackie Frazier-Lydeand, the daughter of boxing great Joe Frazier. The fight was nicknamed Ali/Frazier IV in allusion to their fathers' famous fight trilogy. Ali won by a majority judges' decision in 8 rounds. In 2002, Ali beat Suzette Taylor and began unifying belts with an 8 round knockout win over her division's other world champion, Valerie Mahfood. In August of 2003 she disposed of legendary brawler Christy Martin knocking her out in 4 rounds. Ali defended and retained her world title, knocking out Nikki Eplion. A meager thirteen days later, she stopped Monica Nunez in round 9, in her father's native city of Louisville, Kentucky. On September 24th, 2004, she added the IWBF Light Heavyweight Title to her resume by knocking out the champ O’Neil in 3 rounds and on June 11th, 2005, on the undercard of the Mike Tyson-Kevin McBride fight, Ali defeated Erin Toughill in round 3 to remain undefeated, winning the WBC crown in addition to defending her previous title. The Ali-Toughill bout is considered one of the most exciting female to female fights in history. Laila is only the second woman in history to win a WBC title. On February 3rd, 2007 in Johannesburg, South Africa, Ali retained her WBC Super Middleweight World Title, knocking out Gwendolyn O'Neil at 56 seconds of round 1. This made Ali headliner of the first women's professional boxing match in South Africa. After winning here she improved her record to a perfect 24-0. Ali remains undefeated and like her legendary father, Laila is and always will be a WBC Legend of Boxing.
