Latter-day Saint boxer repping her faith, family and culture in title fight
Lani Daniels — the ‘Smiling Assassin’ — is set for Friday's championship bout at Madison Square Garden.
World boxing champion Lani Daniels, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, trains at her friend Caroline Kreutzkamp’s home in Orem on Friday, April 10, 2026. Daniels’ next fight is at Madison Square Garden in New York City on April 17, 2026. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News Sports have “sacred spaces” — those revered locales synonymous with athletic events across generations.
For baseball, it’s Fenway Park or Wrigley Field. In golf, Augusta National. For horse racing, Churchill Downs.
And in car racing, Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Boxing’s sacred space? New York City’s Madison Square Garden.
Famously located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, the circular venue has played host to almost all the Sweet Science legends: Ali. Louis. Marciano.
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