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A huge procession and funeral will be held for Muhammad Ali on Friday to “allow anyone that is there from the world to say goodbye”, his family says.<\/p>\n

The funeral will be in Ali’s home city of Louisville, Kentucky. Ex-President Bill Clinton will deliver a eulogy.<\/p>\n

Comedian Billy Crystal and sports journalist Bryant Gumbel are also expected to speak.<\/p>\n

The boxing legend, 74, died on Friday of “septic shock due to unspecified natural causes”.<\/p>\n

A private family service will be held on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The three-time world heavyweight champion, and one of the world’s greatest sporting figures, died in Phoenix, Arizona, and his body will be flown to Kentucky in the next two days.<\/p>\n

He will be buried at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, the city of his birth in 1942.<\/p>\n

The fighter had been suffering from a respiratory illness, a condition that was complicated by Parkinson’s disease.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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