Rory McIlroy trolled by Irish boxers

An Irish boxer used a selfie with Rickie Fowler to troll Rory McIlroy over his decision to withdraw from this summer’s Olympic Games.

Michael Conlan, who won a bronze medal at London 2012 and gold at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow two years ago, uploaded a picture to Twitter with American Fowler, who has been wildly Snapchatting (@rickiefowler15) since arriving in Rio de Janeiro.

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Hey @McIlroyRory .. @RickieFowler said your a pussy for not turning up! #OhhhhhFightTalk #Olympics #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/A7lEMqWwuB

— Michael Conlan (@mickconlan11) August 5, 2016

But this isn’t the first bit of stick Rory McIlroy has had from Irish boxers over his Rio decision. Conlan’s team-mate Paddy Barnes said in an interview last month that the four-time major winner was ‘talking s***’ with his Olympic excuses and said the only reason he wasn’t going was because there was no prize money.

And on arrival at the Olympic village, Barnes took the opportunity to take a swipe at the 27-year-old.

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@McIlroyRory you should have came mate, they had this bed set up for you and everything! #RioOlympics pic.twitter.com/vAMAmLgvQh

— Paddy Barnes (@paddyb_ireland) July 30, 2016

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