British champion boxer Callum Simpson has paid tribute to his teenage sister Lily-Rae after she died in a crash on the Greek holiday island of Zante.
He posted online a heartfelt message about the tragic 19-year-old, saying: ‘Absolutely heartbroken to say that my beautiful little sister, Lily-Rae, was in a road accident while on holiday in Zante.
‘She was flown to Athens and spent 10 days in ICU, but despite the best efforts of the medical teams, Lily sadly passed away.’
Callum, a 27-year-old British, Commonwealth and WBA continental champion super-middleweight boxer from Barnsley, shared photographs and a video of the siblings together, on X, formerly Twitter.
He added: ‘Even though she used to ring me to complain about being referred to as “Callum Simpson’s sister”, I know she loved the hype.
Champion boxer Callum Simpson has paid tribute to sister Lily-Mae after the 19-year-old died in a car crash while on holiday on the Greek island of Zante
The super-middleweight sportsman posted about the tragedy on X, formerly Twitter
Sharing three photos and a video of the pair together, Callum Simpson told how he was ‘absolutely heartbroken’ by Lily-Rae’s death.