Laila Ali is boxing royalty. Ali is the daughter of famous Black boxer and activist Muhammad Ali, and she’s a beast in the sport in her own right. Throughout her career from 1999 to 2007, the professional boxer achieved a perfect record of 24 wins and 0 losses. Even with her legendary familial ties and impressive career, some people are more curious with her love life. Ali is a mother of two and a married woman.
Laila Ali Career
Laila Ali is one of the greatest professional female boxers ever. Ali’s achievements over the years include WBC, WIBA, IWBF, and IBA female super middleweight titles. Ali won numerous championships and competed with some of the best in the sport. The list includes April Fowler, Jacqui Frazier-Lyde, and Gwendolyn O’Neil.
Laila Ali’s Husband Curtis Conway
Laila Ali married retired NFL player Curtis Conway in 2007. The former athlete couple share two children together. According to multiple reports, the two met at a house party. Conway played for multiple NFL teams, including the Chicago Bears, the San Diego Chargers, the New York Jets and the San Francisco 49ers. He even met Ali’s father early on in their relationship.
“It was so cool when I finally built up the courage to meet him,” he told Kristine Leahy in 2019. “It was nothing like I expected. He immediately broke the ice. Immediately, you would have thought he knew me all my life. He started talking, and it was just a calmness that came over me.”
Laila Ali’s Love Journey
Ali married to her first husband, Johnny “Yahya” McClain in 2000. McClain is a former boxer and Ali’s former manager. In his professional career, McClain won the World Boxing Union Cruiserweight Champion of the World twice. In addition, he was the World Boxing Council Continental American Light Heavyweight Champion in 1995. McClain and Ali divorced in 2005, and never had any children.
Ali and Conway’s Personal Life
Ali and Conway welcomed their first child. Their first son, Curtis Muhammad Conway Jr., was born in 2008. Years later in 2020, the happy couple had their daughter Sydney.
“Before I got pregnant with Sydney I started paying attention to girls with their moms and I thought, ‘Oh, I want a girl,’”Ali told People in 2020.
Ali and Conway have been married for over 17 years. In 2018, the couple celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary.
“I am grateful for the unconditional love that we have for one another,” she wrote in her caption on Instagram. “His love feels like that of a husband, friend, brother and father all wrapped in one.”