Boxing great Muhammad Ali in hospital with respiratory issue

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Thursday, June 2, 2016
In this Sept. 27, 2014, file photo, Muhammad Ali is shown before the Ali Humanitarian Awards ceremony in Louisville, Ky.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A spokesman for boxing great Muhammad Ali says the former heavyweight champion is being treated in a hospital for a respiratory issue.



Spokesman Bob Gunnell said Thursday that Ali is being treated by doctors as a precaution. He says the 74-year-old is in fair condition, and a brief hospital stay is expected.



He declined to say where Ali is hospitalized or when he was admitted.



Ali has battled Parkinson's disease for years.

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