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By JENN BALUCH
Cronkite News

PHOENIX —  The first Celebrity Fight Night since the passing of “The Greatest,”   legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, was a bittersweet, emotional affair.

There was sadness for some who attended the event at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort and Spa. But there also was hope that continuing the work of the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute will lead to a cure.

“We need to honor him and continue to,” said former NFL kicker Nick Lowery, who was choked up with emotion as he spoke. “There is somebody that can’t be forgotten. We can’t allow that to happen.”

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