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Jennifer Lopez to be honored for charity work at Celebrity Fight Night

Written by . Published: February 03 2013

Jennifer Lopez will be honored by Muhammad Ali at the boxing legend's annual charity Celebrity Fight Night in Arizona next month (Mar13).


The superstar will receive the Celebrity Fight Night Award at the event, which raises funds for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at the St Joseph's hospital in Phoenix.


The honor is in recognition of Lopez's philanthropy work, including her own charitable organization, the Lopez Family Foundation, which will also receive a portion of the money raised at the bash.


Jimmy Walker, founder and president of the Celebrity Fight Night Foundation, says, "We're honored to have Jennifer Lopez give a special performance this year. Her generosity and humanitarian work align with the vision of Celebrity Fight Night and will inspire a successful night of fundraising for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center and other great causes."


As well as being an honoree, the Jenny from the Block hitmaker will take to the stage to perform, alongside the likes of Steve Martin, Billy Ray Cyrus and Billy Crystal.


Country star Reba McEntire will host the Fight Night, which takes place in Phoenix on 23 March (13).

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