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Laila Amaria Ali (born December 30, 1977) is an American television personality and retired professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2007. During her career, from which she retired undefeated, she held the WBC, WIBA, IWBF and IBA female super middleweight titles, and the IWBF light heavyweight title.
Ramla Ali was the first Somali boxer to compete at the Olympic Games, the first to win an international gold medal for the country in boxing and is currently a global brand ambassador for UNICEF, Siro Hotels, Cartier & Christian Dior. She is the first female in history to have competed in a professional boxing competition in the Kingdom of ...
Jackie Tonawanda (September 4, 1933 – June 9, 2009), who dubbed herself "the Female Ali" and born Jean Jamison, was a pioneer American female heavyweight boxer in the 1970s and 1980s. [2] Tonawanda was a well-known figure in the sport and was featured in many newspaper articles and magazines. [3]
The film will explore both Ali’s drive to succeed despite numerous obstacles in and out of the ring — a drive that helped her become the first boxer, male or female, to represent Somalia at ...
This is a list of notable female boxers. For a list of notable male boxers, see List of male boxers A. Name ... Boxing: 1999– Laila Ali
She’s the first female manager/promoter of world class male boxers to have been so honored. She joins an impressive roster of folks inducted before her including Muhammad Ali, Tommy Hearns, Joe ...
Two female boxers at the Paris Olympics who were disqualified at the 2023 world championships after being judged to have failed gender eligibility tests have complied with all rules to fight at ...
Christine Renea Salters, known as Christy Martin (born June 12, 1968) is an American former professional boxer, boxing analyst and professional motivational public speaker. Competing from 1989 to 2012, she held the WBC female super welterweight title in 2009.