They were guided by the co-founders of the new Chicago Muslim Boxing Club, Zain Hussain and Saheed Lawal, for Muhammad Ali Day, an official holiday in Illinois since 2022.

Zain Hussain teaches some boxing skills to Adam Ashrafi, age 3, as Adam’s father, Subhaan Ashrafi, looks on during a Muhammad Ali Day event at Body By Khoshal in Northbrook Jan. 17, 2025.

Muhammad Ali Jr. with a mural of his dad, during a visit to Ru Camp, a youth MMA program run by Ruben Saldaña of the Credible Messengers of Florida, on Thursday, January 12, 2023.

On Feb. 22, the club held a press conference to formally announce the Hammond Boxing Club's partnership with the Muhammad Ali Center.