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Ali to put perfect record on line Aug. 23

Associated Press

The two biggest names in women's boxing will meet in the ring Aug. 23 in Mississippi.

Laila Ali, daughter of Muhammad Ali, and Christy Martin will fight in a scheduled 10-round bout in Biloxi, promoters said Sunday.

Ali, who on June 21 stopped Valerie Mahfood in the eighth round on the Lennox Lewis-Vitali Klitschko undercard, is 15-0 with 12 knockouts. Martin, who helped women's boxing gain attention in the late 1990s, is 45-2-2 with 30 knockouts.

Martin last fought in December when she won a decision over Mia St. John.




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