(MAR 11, 2005) Rumors are flying that Lucia Rijker has signed a contract with a promoter to fight Laila Ali. Problem is that Team Ali won’t bite. “That’s insulting,” said Johnny McClain, Ali’s husband and promoter. “I haven’t even received a phone call.” Ali won’t be fighting Rijker, but hopes to fight again against one of the
Source: Press Release July 23, 2004 (JULY 23) WBAN received a press release yesterday by RPM Boxing, the team of Ann “Brown Sugar” Wolfe. Upon them learning about Laila Ali’s upcoming opponent, Monica Nunez, a late replacement for WIBA World champion Gwendolyn O’Neil who was originally going to fight Ali, they said in their press release:
All in all I have to say that the man behind Laila Ali, Johnny McClain can get on your nerves. And having been the focus of a couple of his rantings, I can tell you that he knows well how rip right through you. What is up with this guy and who is he,
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 heard very good things about Ali and the improvements that she has made in the sport…I also knew