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Muhammad Ali’s final journey through his hometown

Thousands line the streets of Louisville, Kentucky, paying tributes to the former heavyweight champion of the world.

Lonnie Ali, the wife of Muhammad Ali, spoke at a public memorial service for the late boxer. [Lucas Jackson/Reuters]

10 Jun 2016

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali made his final journey through his hometown, Louisville on Friday, as thousands of mourners along the route chanted, “Ali! Ali!” for the former heavyweight champion known simply as The Greatest.

At a Muslim funeral for Ali a day earlier, mourners prayed over the body of a man who battled in the ring and sought peace outside it.

Ali, a three-time heavyweight champion known for his showmanship, political activism and devotion to humanitarian causes, died on June 3 of septic shock in an Arizona hospital. He was 74.

The casket bearing the remains of Muhammad Ali is loaded into a hearse during the funeral procession. [Adrees Latif/Reuters]

The hearse carrying Ali's body enters Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky. [John Sommers II/Reuters]

Hana Ali, the daughter of Muhammad Ali, is thrown flowers as she rides in her father's funeral procession. [John Minchillo/AP]

Muhammad Ali's funeral procession passes as onlookers line the street on Friday. [Jeff Roberson/AP]

A mourner holds a photo of Muhammad Ali, as she waits for the procession to pass. [Darron Cummings/AP]

Admirers take photographs as the casket with Ali's body is brought for his jenazah, an Islamic funeral prayer [Carlos Barria/Reuters]

A girl shows her entry ticket to the jenazah for the late boxing champion. [Lucy Nicholson/Reuters]

Thousands attend the jenazah in Louisville, Kentucky. [Lucas Jackson/Reuters]