Gairy St Clair avoids jail time after assaulting security guard

Gairy St Clair held the world championship title for lightweights in 2006. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

A former world champion boxer has scored a win in court after he was sentenced to jail time for punching a Chemist Warehouse security guard multiple times during a dispute about Covid face masks.

Gairy St Clair appeared confident and calm when he fronted Sydney Downing Centre District Court on Friday to appeal his sentence.

The 47-year-old was sentenced in October for repeatedly punching a man in the head outside the pharmacy.