LAILA ALI vs CHRISTY MARTIN, Sat, August 23

(IBA SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP)
WHO'S THE "GREATEST" ?
LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW ($29.95), SATURDAY, AUGUST 23

LOS ANGELES, June 30 - Ask any sports fan about women's boxing, and undoubtedly the first two names you will hear are Laila Ali and Christy Martin. On August 23, from the beautiful Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, MS, the female Fight of the Century will take place between Ali and Martin, the two true icons of the sport. This spectacular and historic event will be promoted by Absoloot Boxing. The title sponsor of the event will be Corona Extra, as part of Corona's World Class Championship Boxing series which has been broadcast in the U.S. and worldwide since 1997.

Ali vs Martin, an IBA super middleweight championship bout scheduled for ten rounds, will be televised live by CSI Sports on US pay-per-view (cable and satellite), beginning at 9pm ET / 6pm PT. An exciting undercard will be announced shortly, and the suggested retail price for the show is $29.95.

Ali (15-0, 12 KOs), the IBA world champion, captured her first title in a second round TKO of Suzy Taylor last summer. Since then, she’s gone on to win two more titles against the toughest women in boxing, proving herself to be just as great as her name. In her last bout, on June 21, Laila stopped tough Texan Valerie Mahfood in eight rounds. On August 23, she will fight to maintain that legacy against the woman who put female boxing on the map, Christy Martin.

Martin (45-2-2, 30 KOs) climbed the ranks of women’s boxing by overpowering her opponents with incomparable talent and spectacular knockout power. Fresh off a one-sided decision win over Mia St. John last December, "The Coal Miner's Daughter" first became a national phenomenon when Sports Illustrated featured her on their cover (the only female boxer to earn that honor). Since then, Martin has fought and beaten a who's who of women's boxing in her storied career, and she remains one of the sport's best, pound for pound.

The venue for the event, the beautiful Mississippi Coast Coliseum and tickets for the event are being made available by Prize Fight Boxing.