Muhammad Ali hospitalised with respiratory infection

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Marc Lancaster
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Muhammad Ali is in fair condition after being hospitalised for a respiratory infection.

Bob Gunnell, a spokesman for the boxing legend's family, released a statement to multiple news outlets about Ali's condition Thursday that said "a brief hospital stay is expected."

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Ali has battled Parkinson's disease for years and was hospitalised in December 2014 and January 2015 for treatment of a urinary tract infection that was initially diagnosed as pneumonia.

The former heavyweight champion now lives in Arizona.