August 20, 2007

WIBA Honors Laila Ali As 'Champion Emeritus Of The World'

Ryan Wissow president and co-founder of the WIBA, has announced that Laila Ali will be honored as their first ever "Champion Emeritus of the World". Laila is taking a sabbatical from the sport to start a family after recently marrying former NFL star, Curtis Conway. Since capturing the WIBA Super Middleweight Title in 2002, Ali has remained undefeated with a perfect record of (26-0, 23 KO's) and deserves the distinction of "Champion Emeritus", which by definition means, "Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement."...More?

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