Muhammad Ali's former Los Angeles mansion is for sale for $17 million, and the opulent home has hosted guests from Sylvester Stallone to Barack Obama

• Muhammad Ali's former Los Angeles home is on the market for nearly $17 million, The Wall Street Journal reported.
• The boxer and his wife bought the house in 1979 and lived there until 1986.
• The nine-bedroom home, which dates back to 1916, sits on 1.5 acres in Fremont Place, a gated community known for its historic mansions.
• It hit the market on what would have been Ali's 77th birthday.

The former home of celebrated boxer Muhammad Ali is for sale in Los Angeles for $16.999 million.

The nine-bedroom mansion sits on 1.5 acres in the Hancock Park neighborhood in a gated community called Fremont Place, which is known for its historic mansions, according to The Wall Street Journal. It's listed by Douglas Elliman.

The current owners of the home bought it for $2.5 million in 2001, the Journal reported.

The house, which is more than 100 years old, hit the market on January 17, 2018, which would have been Ali's 77th birthday. He died in 2016.

Here's a look inside.

A mansion in Los Angeles that once belonged to Muhammad Ali has hit the market for $16.999 million.

Source: 55 Fremont Place

The historic estate sits on 1.5 acres in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Source: 55 Fremont Place

It's part of a gated community called Fremont Place, which is known for its historic mansions.

Source: Wall Street Journal