On Saturday, March 24, stars and athletes from around the country converged on the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona for Muhammad Ali'sCelebrity Fight Night XVIII.
Grammy Award winning leading lady of country music Reba McEntire returned for her seventh year as emcee at the event which also celebrated Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday. The evening opened with the singing of the National Anthem in which a rare Bald Eagle was released into the room to the surprise of the audience, followed by a performance from John Corbett.
With Muhammad Ali on stage, NFL Pro Bowl Wide Receiver Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals, Starkey Labs CEO and Founder Bill Austin and philanthropists and founders of Discount Tire Diane & Bruce Halle were honored with the 2012 Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night Awards. Previous Celebrity Fight Night honoree Bob Parsons, Founder and Executive Chairman of Go Daddy, also kicked off the evening with a special $1 million donation.
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