Muhammad Ali hospitalised with pneumonia

Former three-time heavyweight champion boxer Muhammad Ali has been hospitalised with pneumonia but is in a stable condition, his spokesman has said.

"He was admitted earlier this morning and because the pneumonia was caught early, his prognosis is good with a short hospital stay expected," his spokesman said in a statement Saturday.

No other details would be released due to the Ali family's request for privacy, he said.

Ali also suffers from Parkinson's disease.