After Shannon Courtenay’s old tweet has surfed on the web, she was tagged as a racist. Let’s know what really is the truth.
Shannon Courtenay is one of the renowned British boxers who got into the professional scene from the year 2019 AD when she made her official professional debut.
Besides that, she is also popular on the web as the WBA (World Boxing Association) female bantamweight champion as she won her championship in April this year.
Moreover, in her last eight fights, she has lost just a single match, showing how good a fighter she is. Talking about her championship match, she defeated Roz Mari Silyanova via a four-round points decision (PTS) on 23 April 2021.
Prior to this, she also faced Cristina Busuioc at the Copper Box Arena in London, where she won the match by four rounds via PTS.
However, these days, she is talking of the town after her old tweet is trending as people think she made the racist comment in that tweet.
Is Shannon Courtenay Racist?
Well, we can’t directly give her a tag of racist as we don’t have enough evidence about her being a racist.
But someone named @3jessi5 retweeted Shannon’s post in December 2020. The client purportedly has titled Shannon as racist. Also, here you can see the exact tweet.
So. What’s the excuses that she will pull out the bag here? “Awww I was young it was 2013 I’m so sorry” fuck off. Another racist. I suppose @EddieHearn will still stand by her though. pic.twitter.com/caxHMwZr5Q
— ? (@3jessi5) December 11, 2020
According to British boxing News, Shannon also recently made a headline after she failed to make weight and lost her world title.
Shannon Courtenay Weight Loss Journey Explained
Shannon was an overweight lady before joining the boxing gym in the year 2015 AD. But then things went to her side once she started working on herself as she lost a good amount of weight.
According to an article published on BBC, one of the main reasons she gained weight was her addiction to alcohol, partying, and smoking.
But as mentioned above, she was in completely different shape after being a member of London’s Finchley Amateur Boxing Club.
Know About Shannon Courtenay’s Partner
Shannon Courtenay’s partner is no other than Mark Parks, and the couple have been living together for more than a year now.
Though her partner’s name is known to the web, But she has still kept his other personal details away from the general public. It seems like her Bae likes to live a private life.