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Celebs, dignitaries, sports figures mourn Muhammad Ali

FILE PHOTO: Muhammad Ali at news conference in Atlanta promoting his return to the ring in 1970. Ali's first fight since he was stripped of the World Heavyweight Championship and had his boxing license suspended after he refused to be inducted into the U.S. Army in 1967 took place Oct. 26, 1970, at Atlanta's Municipal Auditorium.

Credit: Jennifer Brett

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FILE PHOTO: Muhammad Ali at news conference in Atlanta promoting his return to the ring in 1970. Ali's first fight since he was stripped of the World Heavyweight Championship and had his boxing license suspended after he refused to be inducted into the U.S. Army in 1967 took place Oct. 26, 1970, at Atlanta's Municipal Auditorium.
By Jennifer Brett
June 4, 2016

President Obama, boxer Floyd Mayweather, Olympian and reality show personality Caitlyn Jenner, musical artists Sean "Diddy" Combs and Paul McCartney and former President Bill Clinton are among the many notables mourning boxing great Muhammad Ali via social media.

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FILE PHOTO: Muhammad Ali at news conference in Atlanta promoting his return to the ring in 1970. Ali's first fight since he was stripped of the World Heavyweight Championship and had his boxing license suspended after he refused to be inducted into the U.S. Army in 1967 took place Oct. 26, 1970, at Atlanta's Municipal Auditorium.

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