Category: Laila Ali

Laila Ali 1999 – 2007

Author:  Dee Williams/WBAN  Photo Credit:  Sue TL Fox Laila “She Bee Stingin” Ali (5’10”, 166 lbs) made her ring debut against April Fowler of Michigan City, Indiana, on October 8, 1999 at the Turning Stone Casino Convention Center on the Oneida Indian Nation in Verona, New York. Normally, a bout that pitted a novice with

Daughters of Boxing Legends: Laila Ali

[Biography by Dee Williams}  Laila “She Bee Stingin” Ali (5’10”, 166 lbs) made her ring debut against April Fowler of Michigan City, Indiana, on October 8, 1999 at the Turning Stone Casino Convention Center on the Oneida Indian Nation in Verona, New York. Normally, a bout that pitted a novice with no amateur experience (Ali)

Video: Laila Ali vs. Mary Ann Almager – Feb. 14, 2003

On February 14, 2003, at the Louisville Gardens, Louisville, Kentucky, Laila Ali won by a fourth round TKO over Mary Ann Almager.  The fight was scheduled for 10 rounds, for the IBA, WIBA, and IWBF Super Middleweight titles.  *IBA super middleweight champion Laila Ali was making the 2nd title defense against challenger Almager.

Fight Report: Laila Ali vs. Valerie Mahfood

BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE ALI – MAHFOOD FIGHT! Photos and Story By Sue TL Fox -November 8, 2002  I had decided that it was time to meet Laila Ali.  She was one of the boxers that I had never covered ringside, and felt that this would be a good fight to meet her.  I had

One on One Interview with Laila Ali – by Sue TL Fox

Tonight I had the opportunity to talk with Laila “She Bee-stingin” Ali about her upcoming fight this Friday, November 8, at the Stratoshere Hotel and Casino, in Las   Vegas. Ali and Valerie Mahfood is the mainliner on “Friday Night Fights” on ESPN2. The two will duke it out for the  unification of three belts

Standing Eight Count – Monthly Series – November 2002

  (TL FOX Note: “Standing Eight Count” made it’s debut in October 2002 as a monthly feature from WBAN senior editor Brian Ackley, offering news, notes and comment from the world of women’s boxing.  It’s been a while since one individual boxer as earned so much attention, but welcome to November’s Standing Eight Count, Ali

Fight Report: Laila Ali vs. Jacqui Frazier-Lyde

Fight Report:  Laila Ali vs. Jacqui Frazier-Lyde –By BRIAN ACKLEY – WBAN Senior Editor – June 8, 2001 Let’s see, Jacquie Frazier has three children, and Laila Ali has none, so we should all be spared Ali-Frazier V for a long, long while. But it WAS fun. And rough and tumble. And, for most, exceeded the