The Somali-British fighter was stopped by Mexican opponent Julissa Guzman in the 8th round Ramla Ali suffered her first professional loss, against Julissa Alejandra Guzman, on Saturday night. For the latest updates, follow us on Twitter @ArabNewsSport The Somali-British fighter faced her Mexican opponent on the undercard of the Regis Prograis versus Danielito Zorilla WBC junior welterweight bout in New Orleans. Guzman won the fight by knockout in the eighth round, earning her the Super Bantamweight IBF Inter-Continental title. Ali is an emerging star in women’s boxing. She is a model, humanitarian and has launched The Sisters Club, an avenue for Muslim women to improve their boxing skills in the UK. She is also noted for being the first fighter to win a female professional boxing match in Saudi Arabia. Following the fight, Ali commented: “You win some, you lose some. Congratulations to Julissa Guzman. Tonight wasn’t my night unfortunately. I’ll be back.”