Laila Ali Record & Stats
In a career spanning seven years and three months, Laila Ali fought 24 times with 24 wins and no losses. By her last professional fight on February 3, 2007, Ali's boxing record stood at 24-0 (21 KO wins).
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Laila Ali (She Bee Stingin') is a retired American professional boxer. She was born in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. on December 30, 1977. Ali made her professional boxing debut at the age of 21, on October 8, 1999. She is a former super-middleweight world champion. She is 45 years old, and will be turning 46 in six months and 20 days. Ali is a Hall of Famer.
Fight Record
| Total Fights | 24 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 24 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 21 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 1 |
| Title Defenses | 2 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 3 |
| Losses via KO | 0 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Feb 3, 2007 | 29 | Gwendolyn O'Neil | Win * | TKO1 |
| 23 | Nov 11, 2006 | 28 | Shelley Burton | Win * | TKO4 |
| 22 | Dec 17, 2005 | 27 | Åsa Sandell | Win | TKO5 |
| 21 | Jun 11, 2005 | 27 | Erin Toughill | Win * | TKO3 |
| 20 | Feb 11, 2005 | 27 | Cassandra Geiggar | Win | TKO8 |
| 19 | Sep 24, 2004 | 26 | Gwendolyn O'Neil | Win | KO3 |
| 18 | Jul 30, 2004 | 26 | Monica Nunez | Win | TKO9 |
| 17 | Jul 17, 2004 | 26 | Nikki Eplion | Win | TKO4 |
| 16 | Aug 23, 2003 | 25 | Christy Martin | Win | KO4 |
| 15 | Jun 21, 2003 | 25 | Valerie Mahfood | Win | TKO6 |
| 14 | Feb 14, 2003 | 25 | Mary Ann Almager | Win | TKO4 |
| 13 | Nov 8, 2002 | 24 | Valerie Mahfood | Win | TKO8 |
| 12 | Aug 17, 2002 | 24 | Suzette Taylor | Win | TKO2 |
| 11 | Jun 7, 2002 | 24 | Shirvelle Williams | Win | UD |
| 10 | Jun 8, 2001 | 23 | Jacqui Frazier-Lyde | Win | MD |
| 9 | Mar 2, 2001 | 23 | Christine Robinson | Win | TKO5 |
| 8 | Oct 20, 2000 | 22 | Kendra Lenhart | Win | UD |
| 7 | Jun 15, 2000 | 22 | Marjorie Jones | Win | TKO1 |
| 6 | Apr 22, 2000 | 22 | Kristina King | Win | TKO4 |
| 5 | Apr 8, 2000 | 22 | Karen Bill | Win | TKO3 |
| 4 | Mar 7, 2000 | 22 | Crystal Arcand | Win | KO1 |
| 3 | Dec 10, 1999 | 21 | Nicolyn Armstrong | Win | TKO2 |
| 2 | Nov 11, 1999 | 21 | Shadina Pennybaker | Win | TKO4 |
| 1 | Oct 8, 1999 | 21 | April Fowler | Win | KO1 |
* World-title fight
World Titles
Ali was a super-middleweight world champion. She has held one world title at super-middleweight, which was a lineal championship win.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Super-middleweight | WBC |
Statistics
Laila Ali is 178 cm tall (5' 10.08") with a reach of 179 cm (5' 10.47"). She fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 1 cm (0.39").
Ali has a 87.5% KO rate. Of her total 21 KO wins, 15 were in the early rounds, five in the mid rounds, and one in the later rounds. She has four first-round KO wins.
Career Summary
Laila Ali's professional boxing career spanned more than 7 years — from 1999 to 2007.
Ali made her professional boxing debut against April Fowler at the age of 21 on October 8, 1999, defeating Fowler via 1st round KO. She would go on to remain undefeated throughout her career.
Ali had her first world title fight at the age of 27 on June 11, 2005 after 20 professional fights, against Erin Toughill for the super-middleweight WBC title. She defeated Toughill via 3rd round TKO to become the super-middleweight champion of the world.
Ali has won one world title at super-middleweight. For all the details about Ali's world title wins and defenses refer to "Laila Ali World Titles".
Some of Ali's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Christy Martin, Gwendolyn O'Neil, Shelley Burton, Erin Toughill, Åsa Sandell, Monica Nunez, and Mary Ann Almager.
Ali has never lost a fight in her professional boxing career.
Her last professional fight was a super-middleweight title defense bout against Gwendolyn O'Neil on February 3, 2007. Ali won the fight via 1st round TKO and defended her WBC title. It's been 16 years, 4 months, and 7 days since this fight.
Career Highlights
Ali fought a total of 24 times during her professional career, which includes 3 world-title fights at the super-middleweight division. These three fights are the highlight of her career.
June 11, 2005: Ali wins her first world title by defeating Erin Toughill via 3rd round TKO. She is now the WBC super-middleweight world champion.
November 11, 2006: Ali successfully defends the WBC super-middleweight title against Shelley Burton, winning the fight via 4th round TKO.
February 3, 2007: Ali successfully defends the WBC super-middleweight title against Gwendolyn O'Neil, winning the fight via 1st round TKO.
Laila Ali Fights
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Ali's boxing career; all the way from her debut, to winning world-titles, to her last fight against Gwendolyn O'Neil.
Laila Ali vs. Gwendolyn O'Neil II
On February 3, 2007, in their 2nd fight, a a 29-year old Laila Ali (23-0, 20 KO) faced Gwendolyn O'Neil in a super-middleweight title-defense fight. She defeated O'Neil via 1st round TKO to retain the WBC super-middleweight title. She is now on a 24-fight winning streak, with 13 back-to-back KO wins.
Laila Ali vs. Shelley Burton
On November 11, 2006, a 28-year old Laila Ali (22-0, 19 KO) faced Shelley Burton in a super-middleweight title-defense fight. She defeated Burton via 4th round TKO to retain the WBC super-middleweight title. She is now on a 23-fight winning streak, with 12 back-to-back KO wins.
Laila Ali vs. Åsa Sandell
On December 17, 2005, a 27-year old Laila Ali (21-0, 18 KO) fought Åsa Sandell in her 22nd professional fight. She defeated Sandell via 5th round TKO. She is now on a 22-fight winning streak, with 11 back-to-back KO wins.
Laila Ali vs. Erin Toughill
On June 11, 2005, in her 21st professional fight, a 27-year old Laila Ali (20-0, 17 KO) had her first world title fight against Erin Toughill for Toughill's WBC super-middleweight belt. She defeated Toughill via 3rd round TKO to win the WBC super-middleweight title. She is now on a 21-fight winning streak, with 10 back-to-back KO wins.
Laila Ali vs. Cassandra Geiggar
On February 11, 2005, a 27-year old Laila Ali (19-0, 16 KO) fought Cassandra Geiggar in her 20th professional fight. She defeated Geiggar via 8th round TKO. She is now on a 20-fight winning streak, with nine back-to-back KO wins.
Laila Ali vs. Gwendolyn O'Neil
On September 24, 2004, a 26-year old Laila Ali (18-0, 15 KO) fought Gwendolyn O'Neil in her 19th professional fight. She defeated O'Neil via 3rd round KO. She is now on a 19-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
Laila Ali vs. Monica Nunez
On July 30, 2004, a 26-year old Laila Ali (17-0, 14 KO) fought Monica Nunez in her 18th professional fight. She defeated Nunez via 9th round TKO. She is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
Laila Ali vs. Nikki Eplion
On July 17, 2004, a 26-year old Laila Ali (16-0, 13 KO) fought Nikki Eplion in her 17th professional fight. She defeated Eplion via 4th round TKO. She is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
Laila Ali vs. Christy Martin
Fight page: Ali vs. MartinOn August 23, 2003, a 25-year old Laila Ali (15-0, 12 KO) fought fellow American boxer Christy Martin, who was 35 years old with a record of 45-2-2. Martin was on a nine-fight win streak with 31 KO wins. Ali was the taller of the two by 14 cms and also had a 16 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Martin had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Ali defeated Martin via 4th round KO. She is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Laila Ali vs. Valerie Mahfood II
On June 21, 2003, in their 2nd fight, a a 25-year old Laila Ali (14-0, 11 KO) fought Valerie Mahfood in her 15th professional fight. She defeated Mahfood via 6th round TKO. She is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Laila Ali vs. Mary Ann Almager
On February 14, 2003, a 25-year old Laila Ali (13-0, 10 KO) fought Mary Ann Almager in her 14th professional fight. She defeated Almager via 4th round TKO. She is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Laila Ali vs. Valerie Mahfood
On November 8, 2002, a 24-year old Laila Ali (12-0, 9 KO) fought Valerie Mahfood in her 13th professional fight. She defeated Mahfood via 8th round TKO. She is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Laila Ali vs. Suzette Taylor
On August 17, 2002, a 24-year old Laila Ali (11-0, 8 KO) fought Suzette Taylor in her 12th professional fight. She defeated Taylor via 2nd round TKO. She is now on a 12-fight winning streak.
Laila Ali vs. Shirvelle Williams
On June 7, 2002, a 24-year old Laila Ali (10-0, 8 KO) fought Shirvelle Williams in her 11th professional fight. She defeated Williams via 6th round unanimous decision. She is now on a 11-fight winning streak.
Laila Ali vs. Jacqui Frazier-Lyde
On June 8, 2001, a 23-year old Laila Ali (9-0, 8 KO) fought Jacqui Frazier-Lyde in her 10th professional fight. She defeated Frazier-Lyde via 8th round majority decision. She is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
Laila Ali vs. Christine Robinson
On March 2, 2001, a 23-year old Laila Ali (8-0, 7 KO) fought Christine Robinson in her 9th professional fight. She defeated Robinson via 5th round TKO. She is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
Laila Ali vs. Kendra Lenhart
On October 20, 2000, a 22-year old Laila Ali (7-0, 7 KO) fought Kendra Lenhart in her 8th professional fight. She defeated Lenhart via 6th round unanimous decision. She is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
Laila Ali vs. Marjorie Jones
On June 15, 2000, a 22-year old Laila Ali (6-0, 6 KO) fought Marjorie Jones in her 7th professional fight. She defeated Jones via 1st round TKO. She is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
Laila Ali vs. Kristina King
On April 22, 2000, a 22-year old Laila Ali (5-0, 5 KO) fought Kristina King in her 6th professional fight. She defeated King via 4th round TKO. She is now on a six-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
Laila Ali vs. Karen Bill
On April 8, 2000, a 22-year old Laila Ali (4-0, 4 KO) fought Karen Bill in her 5th professional fight. She defeated Bill via 3rd round TKO. She is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Laila Ali vs. Crystal Arcand
On March 7, 2000, a 22-year old Laila Ali (3-0, 3 KO) fought Crystal Arcand in her 4th professional fight. She defeated Arcand via 1st round KO. She is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Laila Ali vs. Nicolyn Armstrong
On December 10, 1999, a 21-year old Laila Ali (2-0, 2 KO) fought Nicolyn Armstrong in her 3rd professional fight. She defeated Armstrong via 2nd round TKO. She is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Laila Ali vs. Shadina Pennybaker
On November 11, 1999, a 21-year old Laila Ali (1-0, 1 KO) fought Shadina Pennybaker in her 2nd professional fight. She defeated Pennybaker via 4th round TKO. She is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Laila Ali vs. April Fowler
On October 8, 1999, a 21-year old Laila Ali successfully debuted against April Fowler. She defeated Fowler via 1st round KO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Laila Ali have on her record?
Ali knocked out 21 of his 24 opponents. By her last fight, her KO ratio was at 87.5%. Of her total 24 wins, 21 of them were via KO (87.5%).