Will Smith To Carry Muhammad Ali's Coffin At Funeral

American actor, Will Smith is to further pay his respect to late boxing legend, Muhammad Ali by acting as a pall bearer at the former heavyweight’s funeral on Friday, June 10.

Smith who famously played the role of the legend in the biopic ‘Ali’ is to be joined by another former heavyweight slugger, Lennox Lewis who became a world champion in 1999, BBC reports.

Ali, the three-time heavyweight champion who died in Phoenix, Arizona aged 74, will be buried in his home town of Louisville, Kentucky.

Jerry Ellis, a brother to Ali’s former sparring partner, Ali’s cousins John Grady and Jan Wadell, are those also expected to lift the legend during Friday’s service.