Muhammad Ali's daughter will star running classes in a bid to protect the boxing icon's legacy in and out of the ring as well as his teachings, eight years on from his death saddened the world of sports.
Maryum Ali was the first born child of the ex-heavyweight champion of the world and was born in 1968 meaning she watched him throughout the second half of his career after he was jailed for refusing to be sent to the Vietnam War.
She especially supported her dad as he began to fight against Parkinson's Disease, which collapsed his motor functions, and she now gives presentations as a keynote speaker about his legacy and battle against the condition.
Now the 66 year old will run classes in his honor, aiming to recount his experiences in the United States' Civil Rights Movement era as well as the steps that transformed him from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali.
"I'll be teaching a two-hour class soon about my father," Mayrum Ali posted to Instagram. "And as I have been preparing, I have felt his spirit. I miss him so much.
"I'm excited to include in the presentation what his eyes saw in America and what his ears heard as a child up to adulthood.
"Events that shaped his beliefs, attitudes and ultimately his decisions - experiences that transformed Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali."
The post to the Meta-owned platform was accompanied with a plethora of photos of the pair and Ali throughout his career from his youth through to knocking people out on his way to boxing stardom.
Maryum previously authored I Shook Up the World: The Incredible Life of Muhammad Ali and she also has degrees in social work, with experience handling juvenile delinquents as the Case Manager, Program Director and Regional Manager for the Mayor's Office of Gang Reduction & Youth Development in the City of Los Angeles.
How did Muhammad Ali die?
Despite fighting against Parkinson's, thought to have been worsened by his career, it wasn't the condition that took his life in the end. Ali died on June 3, 2016, from septic shock due to a respiratory illness.
Ali was hospitalized in Phoenix, Arizona, for respiratory issues shortly before his death at age 74 and he had been battling Parkinson's disease for over three decades, which had weakened his immune system.
