Khalilah Camacho Ali (born Belinda Boyd; March , ) is an actress, also
known for being the former wife of boxer Muhammad Ali.Born Belinda
Boyd on March , , she was raised in Chicago where she attended Islamic
schools. Her parents were members of the Nation of Islam. Her paternal
great-grandfather was from Karachi, Pakistan.Boyd married Muhammad Ali
on August , , at the age of . She claims the marriage was arranged by
her Muslim parents. After their marriage, she, like Ali, changed her
name to Khalilah Ali, though she was still called Belinda by old
friends and family. When Ali's evasion of the draft cost him his
boxing title in (a decision later overturned by the Supreme Court),
Khalilah supported him emotionally and financially.They had a
tumultuous marriage with Ali's infidelities and she accused him of
being an absentee father. In , Ali began an affair with his future
wife Veronica Porsche which resulted in a confrontation between
Khalilah and Veronica in Manila. In January , Khalilah divorced Ali.
After their bitter divorce she said, "I left him because he wasn’t
what he said he was, because of his lack of morals and disrespect to
the family. I don't think he deserves the name Muhammad Ali, and I'm
going to call him Cassius Clay from now on."
known for being the former wife of boxer Muhammad Ali.Born Belinda
Boyd on March , , she was raised in Chicago where she attended Islamic
schools. Her parents were members of the Nation of Islam. Her paternal
great-grandfather was from Karachi, Pakistan.Boyd married Muhammad Ali
on August , , at the age of . She claims the marriage was arranged by
her Muslim parents. After their marriage, she, like Ali, changed her
name to Khalilah Ali, though she was still called Belinda by old
friends and family. When Ali's evasion of the draft cost him his
boxing title in (a decision later overturned by the Supreme Court),
Khalilah supported him emotionally and financially.They had a
tumultuous marriage with Ali's infidelities and she accused him of
being an absentee father. In , Ali began an affair with his future
wife Veronica Porsche which resulted in a confrontation between
Khalilah and Veronica in Manila. In January , Khalilah divorced Ali.
After their bitter divorce she said, "I left him because he wasn’t
what he said he was, because of his lack of morals and disrespect to
the family. I don't think he deserves the name Muhammad Ali, and I'm
going to call him Cassius Clay from now on."
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