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Boxing great Roberto Duran has received a pacemaker after being hospitalized over the weekend, his family said.

'The Durán family is pleased to inform that thanks to God the surgery in our champion, a pacemaker implant, was totally successful,' his family posted on Duran's Instagram account on Monday.

The 72-year-old Duran suffered health issues on Saturday due to an atrioventricular blockage. 

One of his sons, Robin Duran, said his father needed the pacemaker because his heartbeats were 'a bit irregular due to the obstruction of the artery.'

Asked whether Roberto suffered a heart attack or faced any risk of death, Robin Duran said his father was well when he arrived at the Panama City hospital, where exams detected the blockage.