Lennox Lewis and Will Smith to Be Muhammad Ali Pallbearers

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Actor Will Smith and British former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis will be pallbearers at Muhammad Ali’s funeral, to be held in Ali’s hometown of Louisville, Ky., on Friday.

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Lewis and Smith were named pallbearers Monday evening.

Smith portrayed Ali in the 2001 film Ali and received both a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination.

Other pallbearers include Ali’s nephew Ibn Ali, former brother-in-law Komawi Ali, family friend John Ramsey, and cousins John Grady and Jan Wadell.

Muhammad Ali died Friday at the age of 74.

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