Usyk vs AJ: Ramla Ali wins historic bout on Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua undercard | Boxing News

Ramla Ali won the first international women’s bout in Saudi Arabia on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s mammoth rematch with Oleksandr Usyk at the King Abdullah Sports City Arena in Jeddah on Saturday night.

She did it in style as well, stopping Crystal Garcia Nova of the Dominican Repubic in the first round of their super-bantamweight clash.

Ali is a trail-blazer, a refugee from Somalia who is based in London.

She started this contest with real intent, edging onto the front foot and looking aggressive from the first bell. Garcia tentatively looked for a right uppercut but she could not land a meaningful shot.

Ali hunted for openings, letting a right cross fly through. The shot hit hard and set up a left hook.

Garcia, hurt, retreated towards the ropes. But Ali was in pursuit. She slammed an excellent right cross into Garcia’s jaw that sent her mouthguard flying.

As her opponent sank to the canvas, Ali planted a left hook to the body to finish the bout. Garcia was counted out after just one minute and five seconds.

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