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(AUG 26)
Laila Ali
moves up in weight to challenge the newly crowned WIBA Light Heavyweight
Champ, Gwendolyn O’Neil of Guyana.
On Friday September 24th, 2004 at 7:00 pm, Absoloot Entertainment is
bringing World Championship Boxing to the Phillips Arena in Atlanta,
Georgia. The Triple Crown Super Middleweight Champion, Laila Ali (18-0 15
KO’s) will move up to light heavyweight to challenge the newly crowned WIBA
Light Heavyweight champ
Gwendolyn O'Neil.
The two ladies will meet to do battle for the vacant IWBF Light Heavyweight
World Title. There will be both male and female fights on the under card.
And in a special attraction making his comeback is former Light Heavyweight
Champion of the World, William “Chocolate” Guthrie.
Over the last year, Laila has appeared on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights twice
and each time it was a ratings success. Her first outing in November of 2002
against
Valerie Mahfood
produced the 3rd highest rating of the year for ESPN’s highly rated boxing
series. Ali was the first woman to be the main event on an ESPN telecast and
has drawn tremendous fan support wherever she fights.
Laila has also been the main event on the two highest rated pay-per-view
events in the history of women’s boxing. In June of 2000, Laila battled with
Jacqui Frazier
and more than 100,000 buys were registered in what was billed as ALI-FRAZIER
IV “THE DAUGHTERS”. (The other with
Christy Martin
-excerpt).
Laila was just recently nominated as “Boxer of the Year” for the coveted
ESPY Awards hosted by ESPN. Her achievements in women’s boxing are second to
none and she is the fighter who is most recognized when it comes to the
sport of women’s boxing. Like her famous father, the 5’10” Ali has quick
feet, a stiff jab and a natural self-confidence. Laila is living up to the
hype successfully with 18 wins, 15 coming by way of knockout.
Laila has appeared in numerous magazines such as Fitness, Jet, People, Vogue
and Sports Illustrated. She has also made guest appearances on Good Morning
America, The Today Show and BET. She also recently appeared on “Cold Pizza”,
“Strong Medicine”, “Hollywood Squares”, The Wayne Brady Show”, “The Other
Half” with Dick Clark, and the TV Show “Girlfriends Ali has now become the
Undisputed Champion of the World. She wants to be recognized as a champion
in the boxing world and as a humanitarian that is making a difference in
people’s lives.
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