Thursday, September 13, 2012

Muhammad Ali to receive prestigious Liberty Medal

Retired boxing great Muhammad Ali

Retired boxing great Muhammad Ali will visit Philadelphia to receive the Liberty Medal, an award recognizing his longtime role as a fighter outside the ring for humanitarian causes, civil rights and religious freedom.

The honor will be presented on Thursday during a ceremony at the National Constitution Center by the champ’s daughter, who is also a boxer, and two U.S. Olympic athletes. It comes with a US$100,000 cash prize.

“Ali embodies the

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