I used to be a big boxing fan but i stopped watching years ago due to some decisions in some matches. (i think this has been discussed in the forum before) now this -
A BBC Panorama team has been threatened following a programme about a suspected crime boss's influence in world boxing.
Police in Northern Ireland have warned about an unspecified threat from unnamed criminal elements in relation to the programme, broadcast on Monday.
It investigated the role played in the sport by Daniel Kinahan - named in the Irish courts as the head of one of Europe's most prominent drug cartels.
The programme led to calls for tighter regulation of the sport.
Although some in boxing have defended Mr Kinahan's involvement.
Jo Carr, the BBC's head of current affairs, said: "The BBC places the utmost priority on the safety of our teams, whose journalism plays a vital role in a free society. It is despicable and intolerable if thugs think they can muzzle a free press through intimidation.
"We will continue to throw light into even the murkiest of corners."
The courts in Ireland have accepted that an organised crime group linked to Mr Kinahan is involved in drug trafficking and execution-style murders.
The group is also suspected of involvement in a feud with a rival Dublin gang that has resulted in 18 people being murdered.
Mr Kinahan's lawyer told the programme he has no criminal record or convictions and the allegations about him being a crime boss are false and have no evidential basis.
The lawyer said: "In so far as our client's record in boxing is concerned, he is proud of his record in boxing to date."
Mr Kinahan's involvement in boxing caused an outcry last summer when world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury publicly thanked him for setting up a much anticipated title fight with fellow British champion Anthony Joshua.
The criticism died down after it was announced that Mr Kinahan would no longer negotiate Mr Fury's fights and he was stepping away from boxing.
But Panorama's Boxing and the Mob programme discovered the suspected crime boss was still advising top fighters in world boxing.
Mr Fury did not respond to questions about whether Mr Kinahan was still acting as his personal adviser.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55956375
A BBC Panorama team has been threatened following a programme about a suspected crime boss's influence in world boxing.
Police in Northern Ireland have warned about an unspecified threat from unnamed criminal elements in relation to the programme, broadcast on Monday.
It investigated the role played in the sport by Daniel Kinahan - named in the Irish courts as the head of one of Europe's most prominent drug cartels.
The programme led to calls for tighter regulation of the sport.
Although some in boxing have defended Mr Kinahan's involvement.
Jo Carr, the BBC's head of current affairs, said: "The BBC places the utmost priority on the safety of our teams, whose journalism plays a vital role in a free society. It is despicable and intolerable if thugs think they can muzzle a free press through intimidation.
"We will continue to throw light into even the murkiest of corners."
The courts in Ireland have accepted that an organised crime group linked to Mr Kinahan is involved in drug trafficking and execution-style murders.
The group is also suspected of involvement in a feud with a rival Dublin gang that has resulted in 18 people being murdered.
Mr Kinahan's lawyer told the programme he has no criminal record or convictions and the allegations about him being a crime boss are false and have no evidential basis.
The lawyer said: "In so far as our client's record in boxing is concerned, he is proud of his record in boxing to date."
Mr Kinahan's involvement in boxing caused an outcry last summer when world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury publicly thanked him for setting up a much anticipated title fight with fellow British champion Anthony Joshua.
The criticism died down after it was announced that Mr Kinahan would no longer negotiate Mr Fury's fights and he was stepping away from boxing.
But Panorama's Boxing and the Mob programme discovered the suspected crime boss was still advising top fighters in world boxing.
Mr Fury did not respond to questions about whether Mr Kinahan was still acting as his personal adviser.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55956375
