Laila Ali Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Husband & More

Bio
Real Name	Laila Amaria Ali
Nickname	She Bee Stingin'
Profession	Former Professional Boxer
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 10”
Weight	in Kilograms- 72 kg in Pounds- 159 lbs
Figure Measurements	35-28-37
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Boxing
Professional Debut	On October 8, 1999 against April Fowler in Verona, New York
Coach/Mentor	Johnny "Yahya" McClain (manager)
Stance	Orthodox
Achievements (main ones)	• IBA Female Super Middleweight title (2002/2004) • IWBF Female Super Middleweight title (2002/2004) • IWBF Female Light Heavyweight title (2004) • WIBA World Super Middleweight title (2002/2007) • WBC World Super Middleweight title (2005/2007) • AOCA Awakening Outstanding Contribution Award (2012)
Career Turning Point	On 17 August 2002, when she won the IBA title.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	30 December 1977
Age (as in 2016)	39 Years
Birth Place	Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Capricorn
Nationality	American
Hometown	Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
School	Not Known
College	Santa Monica College, California, United States
Educational Qualifications	Business degree
Family	Father- Late Muhammad Ali (Boxer) Mother- Veronica Porché Ali Brother- Asaad Amin (step) and Muhammad Ali Jr (step) Sisters- Hana Ali, Rasheda Ali (step), Maryum Ali (step), Jamillah Ali (step), Khaliah Ali (step), Miya Ali (step)
Religion	Islam (doesn't follow the Islamic faith)
Ethnicity	Black American
Hobbies	Cooking, Gymming, Writing, Nail-art
Controversies	Laila was arrested several times like- for stealing her mother's car, shoplifting, credit card frauds etc.
Favourite Things
Favourite Boxer	Christy Martin
Favourite Food	Greek yogurt, kale chips, Chicken tenders, beetroot
Boys, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Affairs/Boyfriends	Johnny McClain (1999-2005) Curtis Conway, American Footballer (2005-present)
Husband	John McClain (married 2000-2005) Curtis Conway (married 2007-present)
Children	Daughter- Sydney J. Conway (born April 4, 2011) Son- Curtis Muhammad Conway Jr. (born August 26, 2008)
Money Factor
Net Worth	$10 million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Laila Ali

• Does Laila Ali smoke?: Not Known

• Does Laila Ali drink alcohol?: Not Known

• When she was 16 years old, she was a manicurist.

• Before the beginning of her boxing career, she owned her own nail salon.

• Laila began boxing at the age of 18 after having inspired by Christy Martin.

• She announced her decision to become a professional boxer in an American morning TV show- Good Morning America.

• Initially her father, Muhammad Ali, resisted her decision to enter the professional boxing citing it being a dangerous game.

• In her very first fight against April Fowler, Laila knocked her out in 31 seconds.

• When she won her 2nd match, only 3 seconds were left on the clock.

• After winning 8 fights in a row, she desired to fight against George Foreman’s daughter- Freeda Foreman or Joe Frazier’s daughter- Jackie Frazier-Lyde and Laila & Frazier finally met on June 8, 2001. Laila won the fight in 8 rounds.

• Laila fought her inspiration- Christy Martin on 23 August 2003 and knocked her out in 4 rounds.

• When she won the WBC title, she became the 2nd women to do so after Jackie Nava.

• Laila Ali loves cooking very much and has participated in various cookery shows. 

• In 2002, Laila wrote a book (co-author, David Ritz)- Reach! Finding Strength, Spirit, and Personal Power. 

• In 2002, she appeared in a Canadian rock band Default’s music video- Deny.

• In 2007, she appeared in an American dance television show- Dancing with the Stars partnering with Maksim Chmerkovskiy and their partnership was widely praised by the judges.

• On 2nd February 2007, Laila defeated O’Neil in her last professional boxing match.