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Celebrity Fight Night raises millions for charity
The annual Celebrity Fight Night event raised more than $7 million last weekend to support charities such as the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center atBarrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix.
Hollywood stars, singers and professional athletes converged on the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa on March 23 for Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night XIX. This year’s event raked in $7.2 million for Parkinson’s research.
Celebrities such as Billy Crystal, Jennifer Lopez and Billy Ray Cyrus attended the black-tie event, which featured a live auction featuring one-of-a-kind luxury items as well as a separate silent auction.
The live auction featured a dinner withReba McEntire at her Beverly Hills, Calif. home, with special guests Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson and David Foster, which went for $800,000 – two bidders paying $400,000 each.
Other auctioned prizes included two tickets to Tom Hanks’ upcoming Broadway show “Lucky Guy,” plus a backstage meet and greet, a weeklong trip to Tuscany and a special VIP performance by Andrea Bocelli followed by a private dinner with the musician himself, which sold for $550,000.
Each year dozens of celebrity guests attend the event, which has raised $87 million dollars in 19 years. The Celebrity Fight Night Foundation was founded in 1994.
