Three-time world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was released from a hospital Tuesday night after recovering from a severe urinary tract infection, a family spokesman said Wednesday.
Ali spokesman Bob Gunnell said Ali was released from an undisclosed hospital Tuesday night. Ali is back home and looking forward to celebrating his 73rd birthday on Jan. 17 with his family and friends, Gunnell said.
“He’s in great spirits and enjoying being back home,” Gunnell said. “He’s back in his daily routine.”
Ali has been waging a battle with Parkinson’s disease for years.
He was hospitalized on Dec. 20 with what was initially believed to be a mild case of pneumonia. Doctors later determined Ali was suffering from a severe urinary tract infection and not pneumonia, Gunnell said.
The Ali family appreciates the outpouring of support and well wishes, and also thanked his team of doctors and nurses, he said.
