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n Paul HEALY Chief Reporter MOB boss Daniel Kinahan has been blasted by a feud OF THE victim's father — hours after being praised by Feud victim’s dad: for organising a show- down with Anthony Joshua. Kinahan-Hutch feud vic- Kinahan should be tim Michael Barr's father Colin told The Star: "He should be shunned by all decent people involved in the SEE PAGES world of boxing. He will shunned 4&5 bring boxing to its knees."

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THE father of feud victim Michael Barr has said mob boss Daniel Kinahan should be “shunned” in world box- ing, following unprecedented praise from Tyson Fury. World Heavyweight Champion Fury (31) yesterday took to social FURY AFTER MOB BOSS media to publicly applaud gangster Kinahan (42) for arranging a block- buster ght between himself and Anthony Joshua next year — becom- ing the latest gure in the sport to praise him in recent weeks. But speaking exclusively to The Star last night, Colin Barr, the father of gangland feud victim Michael Barr — who was murdered on the orders of the Kinahan cartel — said: “He will bring boxing to its knees. The conference in Bahrain should be boycotted by the press and starve him of the publicity he craves.” HAILED FOR Fresh Republican Michael Barr (35), the manager of the Sunset House in ’s north inner city, was shot seven times by a masked gunman at the pub on April 24, 2016. Eamon Cumberton (32), of Mountjoy Street in Dublin was jailed for life for his murder on January 29, 2018. Barr was murdered after the cartel wrongly FIGHT ROLE n n n believed he Bombshell as top Cartel victim’s Sinister threat was involved in the Regency Hotel murder champ Tyson praises dad fumes: Drug at UAE’s embassy of their associ- ate David Byrne. It is just one ANGER: Colin Barr gangster for ‘making runner should be over dangerous of 16 murders and (below) his ordered by the slain son Michael Kinahan gang since they had Joshua bout happen’ shunned in boxing crim’s Dubai base Gary Hutch killed in Milaores, Spain in September 2015. And also yes- terday, anger still continues over the mob bos’s involve- ment in boxing, with fresh anti-Kinahan graffiti sprayed onto the gates of the Embassy of the in Dublin. The threatening graffiti states that “Dubai staff” are “in danger” and also states: “Get Cancer [Daniel Kinahan] out of Dubai.” MESSAGE: Graffiti slurs It follows another similar attack on in a lane behind the UAE the Dublin offices of Sky, in May. Embassy on Pembroke History Road in Dublin yesterday Despite Kinahan’s reputation, two- time world heavyweight champion Fury yesterday sent social media Bomber and I will get onto him and partnered with MTK Global, a com- gangland hit, as a victim. Wrong un? Never heard of him. Will into a frenzy when he announced the knock him spark out. Big thank you pany that said it had parted ways But sources say gardai remain check him out.” bout with Joshua, posting on Dan for getting this real over the with Kinahan in 2017. involved in a major investigation of He later said: “Crikey. Just done Instagram: “Hello there, I’m just line.” Now a major sporting conference, Daniel Kinahan and his cartel — some reading [surprised emoji].” after getting off the phone with He also tweeted praise for held by KHK and MTK is due to take which was formally named in court Fine Gael’s Neale Richmond, a Daniel Kinahan. He’s just Kinahan. place in Bahrain this September, earlier this year as the Kinahan Dublin-Rathdown TD, has said informed me that the biggest The ght, which has no set with Kinahan involved in the event. Organised Crime Group (KOCG). Kinahan’s bid to “reinvent himself ght in British boxing histo- venue yet announced, comes Sources say gardai have watched Daniel, the son of ‘Dapper Don’ as a boxing promoter” cannot be ry has just been agreed. after weeks of major players the last number of weeks as Kinahan crime boss Christy Kinahan, is still allowed to succeed. “Go on there my boy. Big in world boxing publicly appears to have attempted to x his said to be living in Dubai, where it is shout out there to Dan, he praising Kinahan in a public image on the global stage. far more difficult for him to be Infamous got this done. Literally bizarre social media extradited back to Ireland. “Murder, drugs and intimidation is over the line, two fight campaign. Bizarre Meanwhile, former footballer the modus operandi of Ireland’s most deal, Tyson Fury vs They included legendary It has followed a bizarre rap song Gary Lineker said he researched infamous criminal out t,” he said. Anthony Joshua next year. promotors Bob Arum and by Underground artist J Spades, Kinahan last night after the two- “The fact this trail of bloodshed is “One problem, I’ve just got Frank Warren, both of whose song Major Plans, about ght deal had been agreed. now being totally whitewashed by to smash Deontay Wilders BUZZ: Tyson in whom praised Kinahan’s Kinahan, was widely promoted by The Match of the Day presenter some in the international boxing face right in the next ght social media skills behind the scenes. MTK boxers and promoters. admitted he had never heard of the community is a disgrace. I have and then we go into the clip yesterday Kinahan was also recently Following that a so-called docu- gangland gure before — but looked called on our Tanaiste and Minister Joshua ght next year. announced as the new mentary was released, rewriting the Kinahan up after he was hailed for for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney “So there we are, the Gypsy King ‘Special Advisor’ to KHK Sports, a history of what happened at Dublin’s organising the “biggest ght in to make a direct appeal to the vs AJ, for next year, but there’s a sporting company funded by Bahrain Regency Hotel, and painting British boxing history.” authorities in Dubai to hold Kinahan hurdle in the road called the Bronze royalty. Then KHK immediately Kinahan, the intended target of that He tweeted: “Don’t know him. to account for his real activities.” IRISH DAILY STAR Thursday June 11 2020 5 SOCIAL MEDIA FRENZY OVER TYSON NEWS Deadly toll of cartel’s blood feud HISTORY: Kinahan (right) 1) September 24, 2015: Gary Hutch FURY AFTER MOBin previous snap givingBOSS (34) shot dead in Miraores, south- thumbs-up with Tyson ern Spain. He is the rst victim of the feud — killed by the Kinahans. 2) December 30, 2015: Darren Kearns (33) shot dead in the car park of Cumiskey’s pub on Dublin’s Blackhorse Avenue. He was killed because the Kinahans wrongly believed he was involved in an attempt on Daniel Kinahan’s life a month earlier. 3) February 5, 2016: David Byrne (33) is shot dead by the Hutch gang as he attends the Clash of the Clans weigh-in with Daniel Kinahan (39) at Dublin’s Regency Hotel. HAILED FOR 4) February 8, 2016: Eddie Hutch Snr (58), a brother of ‘The Monk’, is murdered outside his home in Dublin’s north inner city by a four- man Kinahan hit team. 5) February 29, 2016 : Vinnie Ryan (25) blasted to death at McKee Rd, Finglas. His murder has now been feud-linked. 6) March 23, 2016: Monk pal Noel ‘Kingsize’ Duggan (55) shot dead outside his home in Ratoath, Co Meath. 7) April 14: Innocent FIGHT ROLE homeless man Martin O’Rourke is shot dead in Sheriff St, Dublin, in a NOTORIOUS: case of mistaken identity. Daniel Kinahan has 8) April 25, 2016 : been supported by Michael Barr (34) shot top boxing figures dead outside Sunset DEALS: Daniel Kinahan (right) in 2014 with boxer pal BRUTAL: and (left) promoter Eddie Hearn, who represents Joshua (inset) House bar, Dublin. The (From top) Kinahans had him killed Gary Hutch, as they believed he sup- Kearns, plied guns for Regency. Byrne, 9) May 24, 2016 : Eddie Gareth Hutch (35) killed Hutch, Ryan by Kinahans at Avondale and Duggan House, central Dublin. Crime has crushed the 10) A man is currently before the court charged with this murder. 11) August 17, 2016: Innocent man Trevor sport he claims to love O’Neill (40) is gunned down in Mallorca, southern Spain. The true target was ON-THE-RUN mobster Daniel soil. And her manager Brian crime, ght professionally here Jonathan Hutch. Kinahan’s rise in the boxing Peters has admitted it is — but he doesn’t think it will 12) December 22: Noel world has proven a death knell unlikely that Katie will ght happen. Kirwan (62) is shot dead for the professional sport here here due to security issues. He said: “Katie would love to at his partner’s house in in Ireland. ght in Ireland, Eddie (Hearn) Clondalkin, west Dublin. Boxing authorities Hopes would, I’d love to have a ght He was a friend of Gerry here have admitted they Speaking in June 2018, here. We’ve had talks with the “The Monk” Hutch. can no longer hold major Peters said any hopes of a powers that be, and they’ve 13) May 31, 2017: professional boxing ghts in homecoming ght in Ireland advised us the climate is not Michael Keogh (37) shot Ireland due to the security for Katie are unlikely — due to conducive to having a ght dead by the Hutch gang in fears brought about by the climate here following the night.” north inner city Dublin. Kinahan’s emergence in the Regency Hotel murder of Since the Regency attack 14) October 28, 2017: WASTED: sport. gangster David Byrne at a none of the prominent Irish Hutch associate Jamie (From top) It means Irish fans have yet boxing weigh-in event in 2016. boxers linked to the Spanish Tighe is blasted to death O’Rourke, Pic: The Herald The Pic: to see the likes of two-weight He said that he has consulted based MTK Global, which was in Coolock, recently been Barr Gareth world champion Katie Taylor with gardai and boxing founded by Kinahan as MGM, linked to the feud. Hutch, 10th ght professionally on home authorities over having Katie, have fought in Ireland. 15) December 2, 2017: victim, SHOOTING: Two gunmen enter who has no connections to Body of Noel Kirwan’s O’Neill and the Regency Hotel in 2016 son, Kane McCormack Kirwan (24), found in a eld near Dunboyne, Co Meath. He had been shot in the head. 16) January 20, 2018 : Derek Coakley Hutch was shot dead at the Bridgeview halting site in Dublin. ‘This is insult to victims’ The Kinahans are thought to be responsible. 17) January 31, 2018: Hutch hit- DANIEL KINAHAN is a mob boss, This newspaper for one will refuse to man Jason ‘Buda’ Molyneaux shot director of murder and international drug give any publicity or coverage to the ghts six times and died at James Larkin lord. COMMENT when the time comes. House, North Strand, in Dublin. The fact that he is being hailed as some Some things are much bigger than sport. NO HOPE: He was killed by the Kinahans. sort of saviour of boxing is not only a sad Those who support Kinahan’s moves in Here on these pages we list 18 Irish men (From top) 18) November 15, 2018: Clive indictment of the sport but an insult to the professional boxing should stand ashamed who have lost their lives in this bloody Keogh, Staunton, a street trader with thousands of lives he has helped ruin. — he is a cancer on the sport. feud. Tighe, connections to the Hutch family, Tyson Fury is at best uneducated and Should these ghts go ahead between This feud has been funded and pursued McCormack, is shot dead in Leixlip, Co foolish; at worst, a battered boxer choosing Fury and Joshua with Daniel Kinahan’s under the orders of Daniel Kinahan. Coakley Kildare. to ignore the murderous elephant in the backing they should be treated with the There is nothing to celebrate here. This is Hutch, Buda ring. contempt they deserve. mob rule at its worst. and Staunton IRELAND’S GREATEST NEWSPAPER IT’S BACK: SUPER SOCCER PULLOUT

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DESPERATEn Gardai say that ego will floor him n Sky TV says it OUTRAGE: Tyson Fury and (left) will snub bid talks Daniel Kinahan DAN PAGES COMMENT: DO NOT LET EVIL TRIUMPH 4&5 4 IRISH DAILY STAR Monday June 15 2020 SKY NOT BIDDING FOR FIGHTS AS NET CLOSES ON KINGPIN Kinahan pal’s jab at Leo

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TAUNT: Boxer ‘Big’ Joe Egan THINKS HE’S A CRIMINAL’... defended pal Daniel Kinahan BRAZEN boxer ‘Big’ Joe involved in sport.” here are working to have him even- Egan says the Egan’s bizarre rant comes as gar- tually extradited from the Middle EXCLUSIVE dai and international law East. should either have mob boss enforcement agencies are begin- Sources yesterday said Kinahan’s Daniel Kinahan tried as a n Paul HEALY ning to tighten the noose on ego — in being so keen to be shown criminal, or he should “stay Chief Reporter Kinahan. as a key gurehead in the world of out of boxing”. The Star revealed on Friday how boxing — could be his undoing. The battered ex-boxer came to the contents of your letter and the seri- officials from the Department of “Kinahan has stuck his head up defence of his old pal Kinahan as the ous concerns that you have raised.” Foreign Affairs have notified now and he will be the focus of net begins to close on the on-the-run Deputy Richmond had written to authorities in the United Arab multiple enemies in the worlds drugs kingpin over his well-publi- Sky insisting they follow the Irish Emirates, where Kinahan lives of politics, law enforcement, cised links to the Tyson Fury and Daily Star’s lead and not cover the in Dubai, about his criminal and indeed the criminal Anthony Joshua boxing bouts. boxing ghts, due to Kinahan’s links. underworld,” a source said. Gardai and Government officials involvement. Although Ireland has no Kinahan’s involvement in here are now putting pressure on Taoiseach has also extradition agreement the Fury v Joshua ghts authorities in Dubai to act against called on major broadcasters and the with the UAE, gardai became known when Fury Kinahan, as his involvement as head international media to shun the are keen to charge credited him with organis- of a global drugs cartel has become ghts. Kinahan with con- ing them in a video spiracy to murder message to his fans last internationally known over the past Extradition week. and authorities Wednesday. And this comes as the CEO of lead- But speaking exclusively to The Taoiseach Leo ing sports broadcaster Sky Sports Star, former Irish boxer Joe Egan — Varadkar said he was insisted they were not interested in who is a friend of both Kinahan and “taken aback” at the negotiating for the rights to air the his arch-rival Gerry ‘The Monk’ notorious gangster controversial ghts. Hutch — said: “Leo Varadkar has to being name-checked “I can con rm Sky Sports has not uphold the law and if he feels Daniel as arranging the been involved in negotiations for a Kinahan is a criminal, let him try €500m ghts. possible Joshua v Fury ght,” Sky’s him as a criminal. And he has CEO Stephen van Rooyan said in a “But Daniel Kinahan trying to run backed this letter to Fine Gael TD Neale a world heavyweight boxing title paper’s Richmond. ght, it’s got f*ck all to do with Leo SHOCK: Tyson Fury and campaign BOYCOTT: Leo Varadkar The letter added: “We note the Varadkar. People in political (left) praising Daniel to boycott roles should not be getting Kinahan in vid last week the IRISH DAILY STAR Monday June 15 2020 5 SKY NOT BIDDING FOR FIGHTS AS NET CLOSES ON KINGPIN Essential that ALL stand up Kinahan pal’s jab at Leo against this farce

SPORT: Egan previously COMMENT with boxer n Des Mike Tyson GIBSON and (far left) Editor, The Irish Daily Star Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch THEY say that the only thing nec- essary for evil to triumph is that good people do nothing. It is now ve days since Tyson Fury’s appalling video rant prais- ing ‘his man’ Daniel Kinahan for brokering his world title ghts with Anthony Joshua hit the internet. Daniel Kinahan. Drug dealer. Mob boss. Director of death. Yesterday, some newspapers played their part. Others didn’t. Some broadcasters played their part. Our national one didn’t. RTE’s agship radio news and opinion show shoehorned a three- minute conversation about Kinahan at the end of their one- hour review of the papers. Lukewarm Prime Time did a small slot dur- ing the week on the story. Sarah McInerney had a 20-minute spot n on her radio show last Thursday. ...THEN SAYS ‘THERE’S But largely, RTE has led the ostrich brigade, with Virgin and other newspapers both here and in the UK following in lukewarm pursuit. ALWAYS BEEN UNDERWORLD Fleeting mention of Kinahan, links to the ghts… tick! Report the outrage of others to the praise heaped on Kinahan… tick! IN BOXING AND ALWAYS WILL Now move ‘Where is the quickly on to something else and it official line might go from sports away… tick! BE’ IN SUPPORT OF MOB BOSS Very few broadcasters have come upcoming ghts. crime in Dublin’s . be allowed have boxing shows in asked if he would do shows for out and that they “I think, it’s not a decision for His gang, identi ed in court as Ireland? He’s been deprived of put- Kinahan in future if he was asked, called for the won’t bid me... I think it would be entirely the Kinahan Organised Crime ting on shows in Ireland.” he said: “Course I would, without a cancellation appropriate for sports organisa- Group, is also responsible for 16 Joe, who has been lmed arm-in- shadow of a doubt. of any plans for this?’ tions and media organisations to bloody feud murders. arm with Kinahan in the past, said “They can say what they want for these have nothing to do with this,” he But asked about that last night, the mob boss always treated him about him, they won’t tarnish him ghts with the involvement of said. Joe, who says he’s still pals with well, that is how he judges him. in my eyes. As far as I’m concerned cartel chief Kinahan. But former Irish heavyweight Joe Kinahan, bizarrely dismissed it, He said: “People can have their I know him as a boxing promoter, Even fewer have come out and Egan, who has starred in movies saying: “He hasn’t been convicted. own opinion of the man. I don’t and I know him as a nice guy.” categorically stated that they will with the likes of Robert Downey Jr, It’s only hearsay. deal drugs, I don’t kill people. But refuse to give coverage to the boasted that gangland criminals “He hasn’t been convicted as the I’ve met the man on the boxing Shockwaves Egan also mentioned famous box- ghts should they go ahead. will always play a role in boxing. leader of a cartel, he hasn’t been circuit. I’ve done boxing shows for As for broadcasting giants Sky “There’s always been an under- convicted as a murderer. People him and his company and I’ve ing promoter Don King, citing his criminal past, saying: “Listen to TV and BT? There have been mur- world in boxing and there always will say, ‘Oh there’s no smoke always been treated well and murings from ‘insiders’ that say will be,” Egan said. without re’. At the end of the day always been given hospitality and this, who was the biggest promoter in boxing? He was a convicted they are “currently not in negotia- gossip and rumour mongers. He civility by him. He’s always been tions to broadcast the ghts”. Gladiators hasn’t been convicted of any crime. kind to me, shook my hand and has killer rubbing shoulders with the “Boxing is the rst sport in the “He’s a friend of mine, and there always been nice to me.” top politicians in the USA. Brave Olympics, and what boxers are, are is an old saying, let he who has And when “Daniel Kinahan wants to be the But where is the official line? modern day gladiators. done no evil cast the rst stone.” rst Daniel Kinahan. He doesn’t Why haven’t they jumped off the “What boxers need are managers. Joe also moaned that Kinahan want to be the next Don King,” he fence and stated on the record They need to be minded. If Daniel hasn’t been allowed to promote claimed. that they will refuse to bid for the Kinahan is going to do a good job boxing shows in Ireland, Last week two-time heavy- ghts with Daniel Kinahan’s minding boxers he’s got my vote. ever since the horri c weight champ Tyson Fury involvement. “There’s been so many promoters, Regency Hotel shooting sent shockwaves when he Brave Irish journalists have managers that have ripped off in February 2016. personally thanked stood up to the Kinahan crime boxers over the years. But Daniel “Daniel didn’t go Kinahan for arranging a family for decades. Kinahan doesn’t live off boxing, he into the Regency Hotel two- ght deal against And now the British media can lives for boxing.” and re guns. Daniel Anthony Joshua. no longer claim ignorance to the Mob boss Kinahan has been was the target. It’s not The rst ght, due to criminal inuence of Daniel formally named by the Criminal his fault people tried happen next year, will Kinahan. Assets Bureau as a senior gure to kill him,” he claimed. be one of the biggest in Time to sh*t or get off the pot. involved in international organised the history of the sport. “So why shouldn’t he HORRIFIC: Scene of Regency Hotel attack IRELAND’S GREATEST NEWSPAPER SUPER SOCCER PULLOUT CUP FOR 2 7 IS FEARR AN STAR 9 771649 430114 Monday June 29 2020 €1.70 (inc vat) IT! EAMON DUNPHY UNITED V FA CUP DRAW ARSENAL EXCLUSIVE CHELSEA BACK PAGE - PULLOUT STARTS P29 V CITY PAGES 64&65 CARTEL BOSS DANIEL KO’D

CHEERS: Punters can OUT drink pints in pubs again 3,000 pubs set to FOR open n Pro boxer IT’S OVER: Crime boss Daniel Kinahan today and (above says Kinahan right) boxer Billy Joe PUBS will open their Saunders in doors for the rst time in video rant over three months today has left sport as more lockdown restrictions are lifted. The boozers are expect- THE ing a busy day — with many reporting that they are already booked up for n the next few weeks. MTK gym However, punters will have to order a ‘substan- tial’ meal of €9 or more to be served drinks. Hairdressers, barbers, is shut down gyms, pools, cinemas and churches are also able to reopen from today. n PAGES 6&7 COUNT PAGES 4&5 4 IRISH DAILY STAR Monday June 29 2020 CARTEL CHIEF’S BID TO REBRAND IN TATTERS

SLURS: Tyson Fury Fury KINAHAN THROWS reveals ‘pikey’ abuse

TYSON Fury says he is constantly taunted and abused about his Traveller heritage despite being the toughest man in Britain. The world heavy- weight champion — nicknamed the IN THE ‘Gypsy King’ — revealed that yobs call him ‘pikey’ when they spot him in his car or when he goes out running. Drive He said: “I’ve suf- fered from racial abuse my whole life, even now I still get called a pikey t***t when I drive down the road. “I can be jogging down the road and people shout out of their car window, n n n ‘You bloody pikey!’. TOWEL Gangster ‘walking He’s ‘feeling And gym And then they just drive on. “I don’t care, it’s just a part of life. I away from boxing’ down’ after life he co-founded suffer with it all the time, always have done, always will do, sticks and stones will break my bones after setback over of crime was in Spain is to but names will never hurt me.” Fury — who says he has parted ways Fury bouts says pal exposed globally close forever with adviser Daniel Kinahan — claims the word ‘pikey’ was originally used TOP boxer n Paul HEALY recently told the Dail that officials in know if I want to be a part of it at this to describe non- claims infamous mob boss the Department of Foreign Affairs level anymore. Travellers and so he have been in contact with authorities “I think that all this stigma and s*** Daniel Kinahan is to walk away ing the coronavirus lockdown. in the UAE, where Kinahan is living and rubbish has come because he has didn’t nd it The MTK Marbella gym, which was offensive. from the sport after being in Dubai, about his criminality. done good. This is what I can’t get my ditched as an advisor to world set up by Kinahan and former profes- Saunders has said that he is also now head around and what I can’t under- Stand heavyweight champion Tyson sional boxer Matthew Macklin as considering retiring from boxing due stand. The man has no criminal He went on: MGM in 2012, yesterday stated: to the fact that Kinahan, who is convictions, nothing “People will say, Fury — as it also emerged the “Sadly, MTK Marbella will not be also his advisor, has whatsoever. ‘Why don’t you gym the gangster helped found reopening after the COVID-19 walked away. “They are talking stand up for equali- in Spain has closed for good. restrictions. He said: “This is like he has killed a ty for your own race Pressure has been mounting on drug “We want to thank everyone who has part of the rea- million people. of people?’ cartel chief Kinahan (43) ever since been a part of our family over the past son why He has not got “There’s only one Fury revealed he had been the key eight years and shared in our incred- nothing has one criminal race, and that’s the man in organising a €500 million two- ible journey. moved for- conviction.” human race and I ght deal between him and Anthony “Whilst the doors remain closed, the ward for me at Bout stand up for the Joshua. memories will last a lifetime.” the minute, human race all the because there is Saunders fur- He was rst let go from his position Media ther stated that time.” as an advisor to Bahraini sports com- only one man The news comes as MTK boxer who I trust. Kinahan has done The WBC title pany KHK, before Fury also decided Saunders moaned that the Irish media holder also con- “So when you hear a lot for boxing in to part ways with him. was destroying boxing by going after Ireland, even rmed there had And now slugger Saunders (30), who stuff like this, and Kinahan and that Kinahan was now the media putting though the profes- been talks about a has been a staunch supporter of going to walk away completely from BLOODY: Regency attack that started big-money show- stuff in and f***ing downfall of professional boxing here sional sport here gangster Kinahan, has revealed that the sport. has been badly down with veteran the Dubliner’s attempts to rebrand things up for the And in a bizarre rant on boxing boxing world, they don’t realise what hampered by his Mike Tyson — but himself as a boxing advisor in the website iFL TV, the English super- the plans for a bout they are doing to the sport.” involvement in it. Middle East lie in tatters. middleweight claimed that Kinahan No big Irish ghter has been able to against the 53-year- Meanwhile, the boxing gym which He added: “I took a lot of advice could be on the verge of suicide, and from a very good personal friend of have a bout at home due to security old former Kinahan helped open in Marbella, has blamed the Government for put- champion were mine, Daniel, and I know that he is fears following the attack on a boxing Spain, has con rmed that it won’t ting pressure on him. weigh-in at the Regency Hotel in 2016 ditched. reopen after being closed down dur- walking away from boxing, which is a Outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar big, big loss in my eyes and I don’t as part of the Hutch-Kinahan feud. IRISH DAILY STAR Monday June 29 2020 5 CARTEL CHIEF’S BID TO REBRAND IN TATTERS EGO HAS COST KINAHAN THROWS MOB BOSS By Michael O’TOOLE AWARD-WINNING CRIME JOURNALIST

DANIEL Kinahan must be feeling the heat in his desert bolthole. It was 35 Celsius there yesterday, but it was not that kind of heat that was getting to Kinahan in Dubai. IN THE It was the heat of know- ing that his empire is beginning to crumble — all because of his own RANT: Billy hubris. Joe Saunders A few years ago, spoke to iFL Kinahan was just another TV about crime boss, one of hun- Kinahan and dreds around the world the sport making a fortune from drugs. But he was not content to stay in the shadows — he wanted a public reputation as boxing’s Mr CRACKDOWN: Fixit. Spanish cops For the man known searching the really only to detectives MGM gym in 2016 and crime reporters has now catapulted himself TOWEL ADVISOR: into the worlds of inter- Saunders in the ring after a fight previously with Kinahan and (left) the mobster in gear from the MTK Global gym then known as MGM HIDEAWAY: Dubai

national media, politics But Saunders said: “Where would Twitter and say he’s murdered 25 and diplomacy. Irish boxing be without Daniel? people, but where’s the evidence? Gym was key to And, frankly, it has been “Particularly Irish boxing because “If you’re a murderer you get a disaster for him. it is the Irish Government that is arrested for it. If you’re a drug dealer The media have shone a stirring all the s***.” you get arrested for it. So, if he’s a light on him — and the He said Kinahan is now down in straight businessman, you’re proba- world has not liked what the dumps over all the negative pub- bly talking about arresting him for influence sport it revealed. licity he is getting. that as well. So what can he do?” He is nished as a box- “I can tell when I’ve been speaking He then whined that Kinahan is ing promoter now. to him on the phone over the past coming under so much pressure that GANG boss Daniel Kinahan Byrne, was blasted to death. week, it’s a different conversation he might take his own life. realised a lifelong dream when The feud which followed Boot now,” Saunders said. Pressure he opened the plush MGM Gym brought further attention on And it is likely that “I’m just a little bit disappointed in Marbella, Spain, in 2012. the MGM Gym in Marbella. Dubai, as it has with because he’s done so good for Irish Saunders added: “I’m very sur- The gym was a joint venture In September 2016, Spanish other criminals, will tire boxing and everything else. prised that a man like that hasn’t between mobster Kinahan and police raided MGM Marbella as of him sullying its inter- “And then they stop him working. probably thought about or commit- his friend, professional boxer part of an international crack- national reputation and What? Do you want him to get into ted suicide now with the amount of Matthew Macklin. down on the Kinahan cartel’s boot him out. criminality? Do you want to put so pressure he’s got. The MGM title stood for criminal activities. And the gardai are just much pressure on someone that they “Don’t forget, everyone’s got a fam- Macklin’s Gym Marbella, and A year later, MGM rebranded waiting for that moment get pushed from a legitimate busi- ily and everyone gets family number of top boxers were as MTK (Mack The Knife) fol- to arrive. ness into criminality?” struggles. You know, arguing with signed up, with Kinahan acting lowing lengthy talks with MGM It would all have so dif- Saunders also added that reports of the missus, the kids are getting on in the background as an advisor Grand Resort and Casino over a ferent if he had decided to Kinahan being involved in a mur- your nerves. That’s enough to do for some of them. naming dispute. play a smart game and derous feud is merely rumours on your head in. It was while attending a box- A new CEO, Sandra Vaughan, swim just under the social media. “So, he’s got people accusing him of ing weigh-in at a MGM event in was appointed, and she insisted surface. This is despite the fact that being a drug dealer, of being a the Regency Hotel in February that Kinahan no longer had any But he could not do that Kinahan was named in the High murderer. They’ve taken his life 2016 that Kinahan was the tar- involvement with MTK. because his ego would not Court as being the leader of the away, not his living, they’ve taken get of a Hutch gang attack. However, only last month, Ms let him hide in the Kinahan organised crime group, his complete life away. Kinahan managed to escape, Vaughan admitted that he was shadows. who are involved in drug smuggling “Now if he was to commit suicide but one of his cartel’s key working as an advisor for a And that ego will be his and execution style killings. who would be held accountable for henchmen, gangster David number of MTK boxers. undoing. But Saunders said: “People go on that? The Irish Government?”