Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center receives largest gift ever

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By Heather Brummitt - email

PHOENIX (CBS5) -

The celebrities came out swinging and scored big for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.

The Celebrity Fight Night event raised $3 million for the center.

Since the annual charity event began 18 years ago, Celebrity Fight Night has contributed more than $22 million to the Center. Monday's gift was the single largest ever received by the Ali center.

The money will be used to help expand the renowned facility and its programs. The expansion will include new clinical areas, physical and speech therapy areas and community education meeting rooms.

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