Boxing legend Muhammad Ali passed away on Friday, 3 June, at a hospital in Phoenix where he had been admitted a day before following a respiratory condition. The boxer was moved on to life support after his condition continued to deteriorate rapidly.The family’s spokesperson announced late Friday that the three-time heavyweight boxing champion had finally succumbed to his illness. NBC News had earlier reported that his family had gathered by his hospital bed to say their goodbyes after doctors said the civil rights activist was in “grave condition”.
“After a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74,” Bob Gunnell, a family spokesperson said, confirming the news.
Ali had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease and his respiratory problems were offset by the illness.
