Laila Ali vs. Christy Martin
Laila Ali 162 lbs beat Christy Martin 159 lbs by KO at 0:28 in round 4 of 10
- Date: 2003-08-23
- Location: Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
- Referee: Fred Steinwinder III
- Judge: Elmo Adolph
- Judge: Paul Sita
- Judge: Keith Hughes
Laila Ali, daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, continued to build her own ring resume on Saturday with a fourth-round knockout of women's boxing pioneer Christy Martin.
Ali pounded Martin from the opening bell, and had her on her knees in the third round.
When Ali sent her to the canvas 48 seconds into the fourth, Martin was counted out.
Ali, 25, improved to 16-0 with 13 wins inside the distance and was congratulated in the ring by her famous father.
Martin, 35, fell to 45-3-2, with 30 wins inside the distance.
Ali had vowed to stop Martin inside five rounds, and she came out to make good on the prediction.
“I usually box but I had to jump on her,” Ali said. “I'm definitely stronger than her. Christy is tough, she's definitely tough, She cracked me, but she didn't hurt me.”