Muhammad Ali’s former LA home is up for sale. Pictures: Getty / Concierge Auctions via TopTenRealEstateDeals

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Muhammad Ali’s home where he retired to from boxing in a prime LA neighbourhood is set to go under the hammer with $20m+ (US$13.5m) price hopes.

Built in 1916, the a beautiful Italian Renaissance home features a stained glass personally designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany among a collection of priceless architectural features.

Antique fireplaces, French Empire chandeliers, and imported Italian marble all feature throughout the home, which Ali owned from 1979 to 1984.

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Stone steps lead up to a European-style facade which is set up for entertaining in style.

The mansion’s lower floor features a grand entry hall, a sun room with a glass roof, a spacious salon, an ornate formal dining room, a living room with oversized bay windows, and a den with a wet bar, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.

Photo Credit Concierge Auctions / TopTenRealEstateDeals

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Photo Credit Concierge Auctions / TopTenRealEstateDeals

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Photo Credit Concierge Auctions / TopTenRealEstateDeals

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The estate has hosted a parade of luminaries, including Sylvester Stallone, Clint Eastwood and President Barack Obama.

bedrooms and offices feature upstairs, including a massive primary suite with its own fireplace.

The suite opens onto a columned deck that overlooks two landscaped gardens.

The parklike grounds include a swimming pool, lush lawns, a pergola terrace, stone fountains, and patios.

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The estate also has its own guesthouse surrounded by privacy hedges, nestled behind the guarded gates of Fremont Place, an exclusive gated community in Hancock Park.

55 Fremont Place – Ali’s former home for sale. Picture: Photo Credit Concierge Auctions / TopTenRealEstateDeals

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Photo Credit Concierge Auctions / TopTenRealEstateDeals

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Hancock Park is known to be a haven for Golden Age celebrities — where some of Ali’s neighbours included Mae West, Clark Gable, and Nat King Cole, plus titans of industry A.P. Giannini (founded Bank of America) and King Gillete of Gillete Inc.

Modern stars who call the region home include Margot Robbie and Fred Savage.

The corner block in the neighbourhood is home to the likes of Margot Robbie and Fred Savage. Photo Credit: Concierge Auctions / TopTenRealEstateDeals

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Widely regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time, Muhammad Ali was named “Sportsman of the Century” by Sports Illustrated in 1999.

Born Cassius Clay in Louisville, Kentucky, he took home gold in the 1960 Olympics aged just 18-years old before going pro.

Cassius Clay as a 20-year-old poses for the camera on May 17, 1962, in Bronx, New York. (Photo by Stanley Weston/Getty Images)

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His fancy footwork and unorthodox movement made him the world heavyweight champion three separate times between 1964 and 1978, while his brash style and poetic trash-talking influenced much of pop culture even still to this day.

Outside the ring, he was nominated for two Grammys for his spoken word albums. The superstar retired from boxing in 1979 and died in 2016.

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