Laila Ali

Laila Ali is an American retired professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2007, retiring undefeated while holding multiple female super middleweight and light heavyweight world titles.

Laila Amaria Ali was born on 30 December 1977 in Miami Beach, Florida, the daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali and his third wife, Veronica Porché Ali. Her parents divorced when she was nine, and after a turbulent adolescence, Laila earned a business management degree from Santa Monica College while working as a manicurist before eventually deciding, against her famous father's initial wishes, to pursue professional boxing herself. Ali turned professional in 1999, and despite her father's concerns about the physical dangers of the sport, developed into one of the most dominant fighters in the history of women's boxing, winning the WBC, WIBA, IWBF, and IBA super middleweight titles as well as the IWBF light heavyweight championship. Ali retired in 2007 with a perfect professional record of 24 wins and no losses, 21 by knockout, closing out her career with a technical knockout victory in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is widely regarded as one of the finest female boxers of all time, having helped transform public perceptions of women's boxing during an era when the sport still struggled for mainstream recognition. Ali has since built a prominent career as a television personality, appearing on Dancing with the Stars and co-hosting American Gladiators, and continues to be one of the most recognisable ambassadors for both her father's legacy and the sport of women's boxing.

Orthodox stance, powerful puncher with strong defensive skills

Dominant women's boxer who elevated the sport's profile

• WBC World Super Middleweight Champion 2005-2007