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Christy Martin Faces Dakota Stone in Rematch on March 12

Former world champion female boxer Christy Martin and Dakota Stone will have a March 12 rematch of Martin's September 2009, 10-round, majority decision victory when they meet on the Showtime pay-per-view televised undercard of a main event featuring WBA junior middleweight (154 pounds) king Miguel Cotto against...

Ricardo Mayorga to Miguel Cotto: 'I'm The Man, You're The Woman'

In a 2003, magazine article promoting his December, welterweight (147 pounds) unification bout against then-IBF king Cory Spinks, then-WBA and WBC titlist Ricardo Mayorga detailed how he prays that his punches never result in a death. Yet during an October news conference prior to facing Spinks, Mayorga vowed to send...

Christy Martin 'Burning' for Return to Ring

Top Rank Promotions CEO Bob Arum told FanHouse that "everything is done" in a deal reached Thursday for former world champion female boxer Christy Martin to end a 14-month ring absence by fighting on the undercard of the Ricardo Mayorga vs. Miguel Cotto pay-per-view on March 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. "The deal...

Christy Martin Meets With Bob Arum Concerning a Comeback

On Nov. 23, legendary female boxer Christy Martin was hospitalized after being shot and stabbed in her Orange County, Fla. home. Two days later, Orange County Sheriff's Office spokesman, Jim Solomons , reported that the bed-ridden Martin's Apopka-area home had been burglarized. On Nov. 30, it was announced that...

Muhammad Ali Honored by the Stars

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali enters a Los Angeles hotel, where the former heavyweight champion was honored along with baseball icon Hank Aaron and Oscar winning actor Denzel Washington at the...

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05/14/12 Aquaphor sponsors New York City Triathlon Source: Drug Store News Beiersdorf's Aquaphor brand is the new title sponsor of the New York City Triathlon.
05/13/12 Sydney J. Conway PHOTOS and VIDEO; Babies born to... Source: The Post Chronicle - Denville NJ Sydney J. Conway PHOTOS and VIDEO; Babies born to celebrity moms in 2011 list.
05/10/12 Ali kicks off Title IX celebration Source: Battle Creek Enquirer - Battle Creek MI Laila Ali kicked off a national conference to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Title IX at the University of Michigan.
05/10/12 Laila Ali kicks off 3-day celebration of Title IX Source: Long Island Press - Syosset NY ANN ARBOR, Mich. Laila Ali kicked off a national conference to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Title IX at the University of Michigan.
05/08/12 U-M to host three-day conference celebrating 40th... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI They're part of a treasured timeline, stories that will never lose their relevancy.

Background on Laila Ali

Laila Amaria Ali (born December 30, 1977) is a retired American professional boxer. She is the daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali from his third wife Veronica Porsche Ali.

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