madjack
19-08-2002, 12:30 AM
Laila Ali wins world title
From a correspondent in Las Vegas
18aug02
AP
WITH father Muhammad Ali cheering her on, Laila Ali won her first world boxing title in Las Vegas.
Ali stopped Suzy Taylor at 1:11 of the second round to win the IBA super middleweight championship.
"I was just getting started," said Ali, 12-0 with nine knockouts. "I was just getting warmed up."
After Ali backed Taylor into the corner with lefts and rights to the head, Taylor grabbed and clinched.
Referee Kenny Bayless separated the fighters, and Taylor (10-7-1) slumped in the corner, prompting Bayless to stop the fight.
Muhammad Ali received a standing ovation when he entered the arena during the fifth round of the co-main event between Armenia's William Abelyan and Panama's Orlando Soto.
Abelyan stopped Soto in the 10th round to win the NABO featherweight title. Abelyan improved to 20-4-1.
From a correspondent in Las Vegas
18aug02
AP
WITH father Muhammad Ali cheering her on, Laila Ali won her first world boxing title in Las Vegas.
Ali stopped Suzy Taylor at 1:11 of the second round to win the IBA super middleweight championship.
"I was just getting started," said Ali, 12-0 with nine knockouts. "I was just getting warmed up."
After Ali backed Taylor into the corner with lefts and rights to the head, Taylor grabbed and clinched.
Referee Kenny Bayless separated the fighters, and Taylor (10-7-1) slumped in the corner, prompting Bayless to stop the fight.
Muhammad Ali received a standing ovation when he entered the arena during the fifth round of the co-main event between Armenia's William Abelyan and Panama's Orlando Soto.
Abelyan stopped Soto in the 10th round to win the NABO featherweight title. Abelyan improved to 20-4-1.