A Belfast boxer has expressed his gratitude six years on from a vicious stabbing incident which almost cost him his life
.The then 20-year-old's injuries were so severe that he required emergency surgery to have multiple stitches inserted into a horrific wound down the side of his face.To date nobody has been brought to justice for the attack.
The 26-year-old is set to feature on the undercard of Katie Taylor's huge homecoming fight with Chantelle Cameron at Dublin's 3Arena on May 20. He is scheduled to fight Grant Dennis.Reflecting to the stabbing horror of 2017, Agyarko said on Twitter: "6 years today an unprovoked attack left me an inch from death, blessed and thankful to still be here a real blessing in disguise as getting stabbed made me a better person and a better fighter.
"It has built a lot of character in me. I won that gold medal in Spain five months after the attack which showed me that no matter what happens in life, I can still go on and achieve what I want to achieve.
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