Warm-up bout?

Jet, July 21, 2003

WARM-UP BOUT?: Women's boxing champ Laila Ali holds a fistful of Christy Martin's hair as Ali's husband Yahya McClain tries to separate the two at a news conference in Gulfport, MS. Martin took a swing at Ali during her remarks at a press conference to promote their Aug. 23 bout at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, MS. Ali boasts an undefeated record at 15-0 with 12 knockouts, and Martin is 45-2-2 with 30 KOs.

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