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Former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, centre, is crowned “King of Boxing” during the 50th convention of the World Boxing Council in Cancun, Mexico, on, December 3, 2012, alongside his wife, Lonnie, right, and Argentinian boxer Sergio Martinez. [Israel Leal/AP]

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Muhammad Ali’s funeral procession passes as onlookers line the street in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 10, 2016. [Jeff Roberson/AP]

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Commemorative stamps honouring boxing legend Muhammad Ali are sold after their unveiling by the US Postal Service in Louisville, Kentucky, on, January 15, 2026. [Dylan Lovan/AP]

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