Robinson carried opponents to fix bets for the Mafia - But Who??

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  1. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    "Daniel Kinahan has been in the news a lot lately and it has little to do with his leadership of the most profitable organised crime group in Irish history.

    "Rather, the sports pages and blogs have been lauding the 42-year-old Dubliner as a global power broker in the world of boxing and the only man capable of organising one of the most anticipated bouts in the sport’s history." (Fury-Joshua)

    "Irish media is constrained by some of the strictest defamation laws in Europe meaning it often has to pull its punches when discussing public figures. However, the situation is different with Kinahan.

    "In 2018, a High Court ruling stated he controlled the Kinahan crime gang which was involved in drugs and weapons smuggling on a global scale. A month earlier, a Spanish police officer told a court in Marabella that Kinahan had ordered the murder of gang rival Gary Hutch on the Costa Del Sol in 2015.

    "Last week KHK, a sports company founded by the Prince of Bahrain hired Kinahan as a special adviser. Around the same time promoter Bob Arum, effusively praised Kinahan’s morals and abilities."
     
  2. Dubblechin

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    "Just last week, a garda told the Special Criminal Court the Kinahan gang was a sophisticated organisation which had ordered the murder of Patrick Hutch."


    So, will the Irish version of Al Capone be the guy who brokers the deal for Fury-Joshua?
     
  3. asero

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    almost all fighter he destroyed in the 2nd fight. We all know that the first fight needs to be staged to generate money for the return bout
     
  4. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Henry Armstrong was carrier by Robinson.