Leon Spinks, the former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion who in 1978 defeated Muhammad Ali in one of the biggest upsets in the sport’s history, is in a Las Vegas hospital battling prostate cancer, though he's showing "small signs of improvement." Family spokesperson Lindsay Feldman told Fox News that Spinks was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and it has since spread to his bladder. “The last few months have been an agonizing roller coaster for Leon and his wife, Brenda, with continuous hospital stays. Leon is showing small signs of improvement and progress,” Feldman said. Spinks also won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the Montreal Olympics in 1976.

Source: Fox News December 14, 2019 02:56 UTC