Former Olympic boxer Steven Donnelly apologises for directing online racial slur at another fighter
Ballymena fighter Steven Donnelly has apologised for a racist tweet against a Belfast rival. Picture by Mark Marlow
Paul Ainsworth
14 July, 2021 01:00
Belfast pro boxer Caoimhin Agyarko has hit out against social media posts made by Olympian Steven Donnelly. Picture by Mark Marlow.
BALLYMENA-born Olympic boxer Steven Donnelly has claimed he needs "help" after apologising for a racial slur made against fellow Irish boxer Caoimhin Agyarko.
Donnelly, who represented Ireland at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, tweeted abuse to Belfast fighter Agyarko after claiming he would fight the unbeaten middleweight "any day of the week".