Laila Ali vs. Aasa Sandell
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Laila Ali 170 lbs beat Aasa Sandell 167 lbs by TKO at 1:51 in round 5 of 10
- Date: 2005-12-17
- Location: Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany
- Referee: Josef Temml
- Judge: Ernst Salzgeber
- Judge: Wilhelm Vogl
- Judge: Klaus Griesel
- Promoter: Wilfried Sauerland (Sauerland Event)
- Doctors: Walter Wagner / Hubert Klauser
- Television: Germany ARD Poland TVP3
Ali caught the taller Sandell with a left hook late in the fifth round, then knocked her back with several punches before the referee stepped in.
Muhammad Ali, in Berlin to collect a peace prize, walked ringside to kiss his daughter after she ran her record to 22-0 with 19 knockouts.
Ali, the women's WBC champion, had a tough time during the first two rounds from the little-known Swede, who used her height to connect several times.
"I expected the fight to be a little tougher than usual," Ali said. "I had a game plan. They stopped the fight too early, but they do that in women's boxing."
Sandell lead on some scorecards at the time the stoppage.