Boxing legend Muhammad Ali hospitalised with respiratory problem

Boxing legend and Louisville native Muhammad Ali walks into US Airways Center to watch the Louisville Cardinals take on the Michigan State Spartans during the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball West Regional Semifinal game at US Airways Center on March 22, 2012
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Boxing legend Muhammad Ali is in a "fair" condition after being hospitalised with a respiratory problem.

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has been hospitalised with a respiratory problem.

The 74-year-old former world heavyweight champion, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1984, is in a "fair" condition in hospital.

A statement from Ali's spokesman Bob Gunnell said: "Ali is being treated by his team of doctors and is in fair condition. A brief hospital stay is expected. At this time, the Muhammad Ali family respectfully requests privacy."

Ali was hospitalised in January last year for treatment on a urinary tract infection.

Boxing legend and Louisville native Muhammad Ali walks into US Airways Center to watch the Louisville Cardinals take on the Michigan State Spartans during the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball West Regional Semifinal game at US Airways Center on March 22, 2012
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