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'''Muhammad Ali''' was the adopted name of '''Cassius Clay''' (January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016). He is a retired American boxer and former three-time World Heavyweight Champion; possibly the most famous [[boxing|boxer]] of all time. Through his career Ali had 61 professional fights and went 56-5.   

'''Muhammad Ali''' was the adopted name of '''Cassius Clay''' (January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016). He was a retired American boxer and former three-time World Heavyweight Champion; possibly the most famous [[boxing|boxer]] of all time. Through his career Ali had 61 professional fights and went 56-5.   

Ali's birth name was  Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.  Clay was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, and began training as a boxer when he was 12 years old in a youth boxing program run by a member of the Louisville police force.  Clay won the Light Heavyweight gold medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome at age 18. He then turned pro and won the heavyweight championship from Sonny Liston.  After gaining the title, Clay announced his conversion to Islam and took the name Muhammad Ali.  Ali joined the "Black Muslims" (later called the [[Nation of Islam]]) political activist group headed by Elijah Muhammad.

Ali's birth name was  Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.  Clay was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, and began training as a boxer when he was 12 years old in a youth boxing program run by a member of the Louisville police force.  Clay won the Light Heavyweight gold medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome at age 18. He then turned pro and won the heavyweight championship from Sonny Liston.  After gaining the title, Clay announced his conversion to Islam and took the name Muhammad Ali.  Ali joined the "Black Muslims" (later called the [[Nation of Islam]]) political activist group headed by Elijah Muhammad.