Abi Clarke, the girlfriend of boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., has reportedly been harassed by fans of Conor McGregor ahead of the pair’s fight next month.
According to Ed Gleave of the Daily Star Sunday, Clarke on Thursday had a brick thrown through her window at her home in Essex, England. It had a note attached to it that read “F–k the Mayweathers,” which is “often chanted by McGregor fans.”
Per Gleave, Clarke and Mayweather have “secretly been dating for months” and she was targeted “within hours of the news breaking” that Mayweather and McGregor were going to fight Aug. 26.
In addition, Clarke is said to have been confronted by three individuals in the street and verbally abused. “You’re loose,” the trio in question are alleged to have said. “Mayweather’s gonna die.”
A source quoted in the report said Clarke, who was a regular on the cast of reality television show The Only Way Is Essex, is “worried about her safety.”
“It was horrific,” said a friend quoted in the report. “Abi was understandably shaken by what happened.
“When neighbours went round to offer support, she was having a panic attack.”
Clarke posted the following snap of herself alongside Mayweather on Instagram in August 2016:
According to the report, Clarke will be in attendance at the T-Mobile Arena to back Mayweather when he takes on McGregor in a bout said to be worth £500 million.
Mayweather has not been in a professional boxing ring for nearly two years but has come out of retirement to take on the UFC sensation in a much-anticipated contest. The man known as Money boasts a perfect 49-0 record and is considered by many to be the finest boxer of his generation.
McGregor, by contrast, made his millions in MMA. The Irishman is the current UFC lightweight champion, though the bout with Mayweather will be his first in professional boxing.
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