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Heartfelt tributes paid to boxer Muhammad Ali at emotional memorial service

Thousands of people have said a final farewell to Muhammad Ali at a emotional memorial service in his home town of Louisville.

The 74-year-old heavy weight champion was hailed as "the living, breathing embodiment of the greatest we can be" and remembered for being "bigger, brighter and more original and influential than just about anyone of his era" as a packed audience gathered to pay their respects to the sporting legend.

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Muhammad Ali procession ends at Cave Hill Cemetery

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The funeral procession of Muhammad Ali has ended at Cave Hill Cemetery, where a private burial service will take place.

Later there will be an Islamic service for the public at Freedom Hall, the site of Ali's last professional fight in Louisville.

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