Muhammad Ali Passes Away

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Muhammad Ali remains in hospital amid conflicting reports over health

Boxing legend being treated for respiratory problem as some reports say condition more serious than previous stays and family ‘prepared for the worst’

The former heavyweight world champion Muhammad Ali remained in hospital on Friday, for treatment of a respiratory problem.

The Associated Press reported that the hospitalization was more serious than Ali’s previous hospital stays, though this could not be confirmed.

Other reports said the boxer’s family had gathered at the hospital and were “prepared for the worst”.

On Thursday Ali’s spokesman, Bob Gunnell, said Ali was in “fair condition” while under the care of doctors in the Phoenix, Arizona, area.

“He is being treated by his team of doctors and is in fair condition,” Gunnell said. “A brief hospital stay is expected. At this time, the Muhammad Ali family respectfully requests privacy.”

Ali, who retired from boxing in 1981, has had Parkinson’s disease for three decades and has been hospitalized several times in recent years. In early 2015, he was hospitalized for a severe urinary tract infection.

His last public appearance was in April at a gala in Arizona which he attended with his wife, Lonnie.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/ … ry-problem