Boxer Laila Ali and her husband, former NFL player Curtis Conway, are expecting their first child together. People Magazine reports: "I don't know yet if we are having a boy or a girl, but I'm excited that I have a life inside me that my husband and I created," Ali says in the May issue [of Essence], which hits newsstands April 11.With a former football player as a father, a boxer as a mother, and the one and only "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" Muhammad Ali as a grandfather, it's needless to say this kid's coming out ripped and ready to be the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft or knock someone out.
Ali, the co-host of 'American Gladiators' and Conway married last July. This will be the first child for Ali and the fourth for Conway.
Mommy-to-be Ali has recently expressed hanging up her boxing gloves and pursuing more opportunities within the television industry. Ali is currently working on a new Nickelodeon show helping teens battle obesity.
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By: almytedic@aol.com on 3/29/2008 9:37AM
TROLL ALERT (#6)
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By: keith on 3/30/2008 8:12AM
WOW VERY EMONTIONAL AND A VERY JOYUS OCASSION
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By: Eugene on 3/29/2008 7:28PM
After this child is born, that automatically gives Laila M.I.L.F. status.
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By: eelyrrag2@juno.com on 3/29/2008 10:11PM
She is a beautiful woman with the one of the most famous Pops in the world! That child is destined for greatness
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By: sister sister on 3/29/2008 11:06PM
What a beautiful couple!
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By: Cheryll on 4/01/2008 11:11AM
Congratulations!!!!!!
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By: Angela on 4/02/2008 5:05PM
What a beautiful couple! I hope it last f o r e v e r. I'm sure the baby will make it a beautiful family! Can't wait to that issue of Essence when it's released. Congratulations Laila!
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