Arts & Entertainment

Muhammad Ali Honored in Cambridge Graffiti Mural

Mural in Central Square alley honors former heavyweight champ

CAMBRIDGE, MA - Within two days of Muhammad Ali's death street art honoring the champion has appeared in a Central Square alley.

Modica Way is a public walkway off Massachusetts Avenue that has become a showcase for street art in the city. The mural that honors Ali popped up after Ali's death was reported Saturday. In it, Ali is throwing a right hand surrounded by his signature phrase, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."

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