Boxer/poet Muhammad (3)

I believe the answer is:

ali

(Other definitions for ali that I've seen before include "Mohammed . . . (boxer)" , "Champion boxer" , "Fourth caliph of Islam" , "Ring' specialist" , "Egyptian name" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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