Patrick Allotey Apologises For Beating Fan
Boxer Patrick Allotey has apologised for his assault on a football fan during the Ghana Premier League match between Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko over the weekend.
Allotey, who is currently the WBO Africa Super welterweight champion, was caught on camera punching a football fan in the stands of the Accra Sports Stadium.
While no statement has been made by the Ghana Boxing Association, it’s likely that he will face some sanctions for his actions. He might also face criminal charges should the fan decide to press charges against him
However responding to this in a statement copied to The New Publisher, Allotey accepted responsibility for his actions and also apologised to the victim of the assault, Michael Siaw Agyemang.
“Much as I can confirm that I am the one in the video, I wish to state that I am very ashamed of my actions as a professional boxer and truly regret my actions,” the statement said.
“I, therefore, take this opportunity to render an unqualified apology to Michael Siaw. I am mostly the reserved type who will hardly talk in public but this time around I don’t know what emotions came upon me. I am truly sorry”.
Allotey also confirmed that his team has reached out to Siaw on how to remedy the situation.
“Myself, my team and some family members have further taken steps to reach out to ‘my brother’ Michael Siaw and his family and are deliberating on how to remedy the situation. It is rather unfortunate that a simple game of football can ignite such a passion in me to do what I did, but that is to say I am human and I admit so without feeling right about what I did. I wish to plead for everyone’s forgiveness and to reach out to my fans to join me in apologizing to all Ghanaians the rest of the world.”
He also advised fans of Hearts of Oak and Kotoko to learn lessons from his predicament and not overreact to losses as he did.”
“I have learned a very important lesson and will thus appeal to all Kotoko and Hearts supporters to be each other’s keeper. Let us see every game played between these two teams as a match where any of the teams can emerge victorious. The truth is, the losing team will definitely have a chance for a comeback anytime they meet next and that surely is the beauty of the game of football, boxing and sports in general.
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