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Laila Ali on NBC's "American Gladiators"


	Laila Ali on NBC's "American Gladiators"

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Laila Ali stars as co-host of the ultimate competition series "American Gladiators."

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, an athlete and champion of health and fitness, is a perfect role model for today's healthy, on-the-go woman.

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is the youngest daughter of Veronica Porsche Anderson and the legendary Muhammad Ali.

While

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has undoubtedly been the major draw in women's boxing for years, she recently took on a new challenge, strutting her stuff in front of nearly 40 million people every week on Season 4 of ABC's "Dancing With The Stars."

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's dance partner was Maksim Chmerkovskiy. A glamorous and elegant

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surprised everyone and charged into the finals.

Fitness is another important component of

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's life.

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recently completed a cardio workout DVD with boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard. In addition,

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authored a motivational book titled "Reach!"

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made her professional boxing debut on October 8, 1999, and in a sign of things to come, she knocked out her opponent, April Fowler, 31 seconds into the first round.

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is the current undefeated Super Middleweight Boxing Champion of the world with a 24-0 record, with 21 knockouts. In her last fight on February 3, 2007,

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knocked out her opponent, Gwendolyn O'Neal, in just 56 seconds. The bout, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, was attended by Nelson Mandela, a long time family friend.

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is married to former NFL star Curtis Conway.

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LAILA ALI: NEWS

	12/13/07	NBC Announces the Newest Warriors to Battle on 'American Gladiators' — Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali are the hosts of the series, which premieres Sunday, January 6. Read more...

	11/9/07	Laila Ali Joins Hulk Hogan as Co-host of NBC's 'American Gladiators' — "It's an honor to be reintroducing this American classic to a new generation of fans," said Ali. Read more...