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5 unusual facts about Laila Ali


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To start the engines, professional boxer and grand marshal Laila Ali delivered the command.

Åsa Sandell

She met Laila Ali on December 17, 2005 in the Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, but the judges controversially decided that she had lost on points after five rounds.

Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr.

(November 11, 1912 – February 8, 1990) was the father of American three-time World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali and Rudolph Valentino Clay, who is now named Rahman Ali, and also was the grandfather of Muhammad's daughter Laila Ali.

Claressa Shields

After his release, he talked to her about boxer Laila Ali, piquing her interest in the sport, although Bo nevertheless believed that boxing was a men's sport and refused to allow Shields to pursue it until she was eleven.

Sadaf Rahimi

Rahimi started boxing at the age of 14 after she watched Laila Ali box in a competition.



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