Recently the BBC aired an investigative piece titled ‘Boxing and the Mob’, which examined the ties between the sport of boxing and Daniel Kinahan; a man who is accused by Irish courts, politicians and media of controlling a $1 billion drug empire.
In response to this Kinahan, who is thought to reside in Dubai, released a rare public statement, rebuking claims made by the BBC. In that statement Kinahan also rejected inferences that he was responsible for a threat against the life of one of the journalists involved in the program.
‘Boxing and the Mob’ claimed that Kinahan remains a central figure in MTK Global, a company he founded in 2005 (as Macklin’s Gym Marbella).