Boxing great Roberto Durán was receiving medical care for a heart problem, the family of the 72-year-old Panamanian said Saturday.

Durán, who was a champion in four different weight classes, “has suffered a health complication due to an atrioventricular blockade”, his family said in a statement on Durán’s Instagram account.

“We are waiting for results so that we can provide more information on his health,” the statement continued. “We thank our relatives, friends and all of his supporters who are praying for him.”

Marvin Hagler, left, and Roberto Duran exchange punches during their 1983 middleweight world title fight. Photograph: Eamonn McCabe/The Guardian

WBC president Mauricio Sulaimán said in a social media post that Durán was being treated in a hospital in Panama.

“His family is joined by the world in prayers for his successful and prompt recovery, he is a champion and will win this fight,” Sulaimán said in the post on X, formerly Twitter.

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