Muhammad Ali's funeral service will take place Friday in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

The funeral service will be open to the public and will include a procession through the streets of Louisville.

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The procession starts at 9 a.m. The funeral is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the KFC Yum! Center. It will also be streamed live through alicenter.org.

The tickets for the public service sold out in just over an hour, according to stadium officials.

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Former President Bill Clinton, comedian Billy Crystal and broadcaster Bryant Gumbel will deliver eulogies.

Ali died Friday of septic shock from unspecified natural causes after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 74.

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