Laila Ali vs. Cassandra Giger
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Laila Ali 168 lbs beat Cassandra Giger 168 lbs by TKO at 1:13 in round 8 of 10
- Date: 2005-02-11
- Location: Phillips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Referee: George Chip
- Womens International Boxing Association Super Middleweight Title (Ali defending)
Laila Ali retained her WIBA super middleweight title, stopping Cassandra Geiggar in the eighth round Friday night.
Ali, the daughter of former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, punched Geiggar into the ropes before referee George Chip stopped the fight at 1:13 of the round.
Ali (20-0, 17 KO) punished Geiggar (6-5, 6 KO) in the early rounds, but couldn't put her away.
Leatitia Robinson (13-0, 9 KO), expected to be Ali's next opponent, retained her WIBA middleweight championship by knocking out Monica Nunez (9-3, 5 KO) at 36 seconds of the first round.