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Laila to swops rings in July

TO WED: Laila Ali. PIc. Tsheko Kabasia. 03/02/07. © Sunday World.
TO WED: Laila Ali. PIc. Tsheko Kabasia. 03/02/07. © Sunday World.

Muhammad Ali's boxer daughter, Laila Ali, who was in the country recently, will wed former American football star Curtis Conway in Los Angeles in July.

Muhammad Ali's boxer daughter, Laila Ali, who was in the country recently, will wed former American football star Curtis Conway in Los Angeles in July.

Ali, 29, let the news slip as she was preparing for a spot in the upcoming TV talent contest Dancing With The Stars. The boxer told the US TV show Entertainment Tonight that her appearance on Dancing With The Stars had put "a little pressure" on her husband-to-be.

She said: "I told himeveryone was expecting us to cut a rug for our first dance. So he is going to take lessons."

Ali will compete with celebrities like Joey Fatone, Billy Ray Cyrus and former Cheers star John Ratzenberger when the series debuts in America next week. - Wenn

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