Muhammad Ali placed on life support
03 June 2016 |
8:23 pm
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has been placed on life-support at Phoenix, Arizona hospital after his health deteriorated on Friday.
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has been placed on life support at a Phoenix, Arizona hospital after his health deteriorated on Friday.
Ali was hospitalised on Thursday for a respiratory issue.
The three-time heavyweight champion, who retired from the ring in 1981 after a defeat to Trevor Berbick, has been hospitalised multiple times in recent years.
He spent time in hospital in 2014 after suffering a case of mild pneumonia and again in 2015 for a urinary tract infection.
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