Muhammad Ali's boxer daughter Laila Ali is to wed former American football star Curtis Conway in Los Angeles this summer.

Ali, 29, let the news slip as she was preparing for a spot in upcoming TV talent contest Dancing With The Stars.

The boxer tells US TV show Entertainment Tonight her appearance on Dancing With The Stars has put a little pressure on her husband-to-be.

She explains, "I told him, 'You know everyone's going to expect us to cut a rug for our first dance.' So he's going to have to take a couple of lessons."

Ali will fight for the dancing crown, opposite celebrities like Joey Fatone, Billy Ray Cyrus and former Cheers star John Ratzenberger, when the new series of Dancing With The Stars debuts in America next week.