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 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Former South African president Nelson Mandela offered his support Tuesday to Laila Ali, four days before she becomes the first female fighter to headline a boxing card in the country.
Mandela, an amateur fighter in his youth, asked for the meeting with the 29-year-old daughter of former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali.
Laila Ali defends her WBC and IBF super-middleweight titles against Guyana's Gwendolyn O'Neil on Saturday at Emperor's Palace casino in Johannesburg.
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