Joe Calzaghe has admitted to "occasional use" of cocaine and apologised for setting a bad example. The former BBC Sports Personality Of The Year made the admission following an investigation by the News Of The World. "Since Joe's given up boxing he's basically become a coke user," a source told the paper. "A few of us have urged him to stop but he doesn't listen. He started off doing it with some of his friends in Wales but now it's more often. After his ring career came to an end he's just gone wild, doing everything he couldn't do while he was in sport."
In a statement Calzaghe admitted using the drug and apologised. "I very much regret my occasional use of cocaine in what have sometimes been the long days since my retirement from the ring," he explained. "I am fully aware of the bad example it sets to other people and particularly to youngsters and I apologise to my family, friends and fans. It is not a major problem in my life but it is something which I am actively addressing."
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