The world is invited to the funeral of Muhammad Ali in his hometown on Friday where the boxing legend’s life will be celebrated with a public funeral procession and memorial service, a family spokesman said.
Ali, a three-time world heavyweight champion and civil rights activist who was an iconic figure of the 20th century, died Friday aged 74 after health problems complicated by a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
The official cause of death was septic shock due to unspecified natural causes.
The dazzling fighter — whose words, often delivered in catchy rhymes, were as devastating as his punches — had been admitted to an Arizona hospital earlier in the week.
