LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Former heavyweight champion Greg Page was hospitalized Monday with pneumonia.
It is the second time this year that Page, who briefly held the WBA heavyweight title in 1984, entered the hospital. He is being treated for pneumonia and other complications and was listed in stable condition, Jewish Hospital said in a statement.
Page, 48, was admitted to the hospital in March because of acute respiratory failure, sepsis, hypothermia and seizures. He sustained brain damage during a fight in 2001.
Page also had pneumonia during his earlier hospitalization. Doctors said his brain injury caused hormone problems that can cause dehydration.
After he was injured five years ago, Page slipped into a coma and had a stroke during post-fight surgery. He is paralyzed on his left side and uses a wheelchair.
Page became WBA champion in December 1984 by knocking out Gerrie Coetzee in the eighth round of their bout in South Africa. In his first defense, Page lost a decision to Tony Tubbs.