Boxing-Ali takes only a minute to win first female pro fight in Saudi

Boxing - Ramla Ali v Crystal Garcia Nova - King Abdullah Sports City Arena, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - August 20, 2022 Ramla Ali celebrates winning her fight against Crystal Garcia Nova Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

(Reuters) - British-Somali super-bantamweight Ramla Ali took little more than a minute on Saturday to win the first sanctioned female professional boxing bout held in Saudi Arabia.

The 32-year-old stopped Crystal Garcia Nova after one minute and five seconds of the first round in Jeddah with a smacking right hand to the chin, sending the Dominican's mouthguard flying out of the ring.