Ali defends IBA title

Jet, August 9, 2004

ALI DEFENDS IBA TITLE: Super middleweight boxing champ Laila Ali celebrates her victory after she defeated Nikki Eplion at Prince George's Stadium in Bowie, MD. Ali (17-0, 13 KOs), the daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, bad little trouble defending her International Boxing Association (IBA) championship when stopping Eplion (12-22) in the fourth round.

The undefeated boxer knocked down her foe twice in the third round and twice again in the fourth before the referee called the fight.

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