LOUISVILLE, KY - NOVEMBER 20: Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali (L) hugs Mitchell Butler, a youth representative from New Zealand, after he presented a gift to Ali from the Maori people
A spokesman for boxing great Muhammad Ali says the former heavyweight champion's condition has "vastly improved" since he was admitted to a hospital with a mild case of pneumonia during the weekend.
Ali spokesman Bob Gunnell said today that Ali's doctors hope to discharge him soon from the hospital where
he was admitted on Sunday. Gunnell has declined to say where the 72-year-old Ali is hospitalised.
He has indicated that Ali's bout of pneumonia was caught quickly.
Ali's relatives say they appreciates all the prayers and well wishes for the three-time world heavyweight champion.
Gunnell says no other details are being released because of the Ali family's request for privacy.
