ALI, LAILA-VALERIE MAHFOOD I FULL TICKET (2002)

HISTORY: On November 8, 2002 at the Stratosphere Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas women boxers Laila Ali and Valerie Mahfood met in a title unification bout. Ali stopped Mahfood in the 8th round.  Laila Ali used a dominating left jab and straight right hand to score a knockout over Valerie Mahfood in the eighth round to win their super middleweight title bout Friday night. Ali (13-0, 10 KO), of Las Vegas, walked into the ring at the Stratosphere with one title belt and walked out with three. The 24-year-old daughter of Muhammad Ali now holds the IBA, IWBF and WIBA super middleweight titles. The 28-year-old Mahfood (13-5, 7 KO), of Port Arthur, Texas, was unable to get inside Ali's constant left jab and straight right hand. She weighs 161 pounds. Ali, who weighs 167 pounds, used a pair of four-punch combinations in the second round to bloody Mahfood's nose and closed round four with a big left hook to the body and a three-punch combination to the head. In the eighth round, Ali came out stalking Mahfood and midway through the round began throwing left-right-left combinations that sent Mahfood reeling to the ropes.

Referee Joe Cortez jumped in and stopped the bout at 1:14, after the second flurry. Offered here is an original, full, unused ticket for this event.

FULL DESCRIPTION: This is an original, full, unused ticket which names the fighters an dincludes a section, row and seat number. Bold color and print. Stubs firmly attached. Clean front and back. Not creased or torn. Very minor corner wear. 3 1/8" x 7 1/2."