by David P. Greisman
Former junior welterweight/welterweight Eamonn Magee has been found guilty of grabbing a woman by her hair, dragging her to the ground, and kicking and striking her, according to Northern Ireland newspaper The Belfast Telegraph. A sentencing hearing has been set for February.
The incident happened at an apartment in July. Magee “had left a bar with [the victim] and her boyfriend to go back to a mutual friend's flat,” the report said. Magee claimed the woman assaulted him first, but the judge said he didn’t believe the 43-year-old former fighter.
Magee has a history of violence against women. Last year he was sentenced to four months in jail, only to have that sentence suspended, after being convicted of assault for kicking his ex-wife. The judge in that case also dismissed a charge of theft; Magee had been accused of taking some cash and a key to his ex-wife’s house.
Another past case saw him sentenced to a year for grabbing a woman by her hair and attempting to throw her down a set of stairs, the Telegraph reported at the time.
Magee, 42, left the sport in 2007 with a record of 27-6 (18 KOs). He lost a decision to Ricky Hatton in 2002.
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