MTK Global, a boxing promotion and management company co-founded by Daniel Kinahan, has announced it will cease operations at the end of the month.
"That can be Daniel, that can be a family member, it could be a cousin or a father. So after four years leading MTK, I think it’s time for me to step aside to take on new challenges." In a later statement she clarified that "(He) hasn’t got anything to do with MTK Global. We manage fighters: that’s our role. Not just a manager — a team: a trainer, a cutman, a nutritionist, an S&C coach, and 99% of the time they will have an advisor. I need to consider the impact on myself and my family. Today's statement by MTK Global claims that "as a business we have faced unprecedented levels of unfair scrutiny and criticism since the sanctioning by the US government of Daniel Joseph Kinahan".
The boxing management company confirmed the news in statement this afternoon.
Our priority in the weeks ahead will be to ensure that our world class boxers are supported to find new partnerships as swiftly as possible. “Since leading promoters have now informed us that they will be severing all ties with MTK and will no longer work with our fighters, we have taken the difficult decision to cease operations at the end of this month. “Since leading promoters have now informed us that they will be severing all ties with MTK and will no longer work with our fighters, we have taken the difficult decision to cease operations at the end of this month.”
Kinahan was last week named as being a head of the Irish Kinahan crime gang and hit with worldwide financial sanctions by the United States government, who have ...
In my life, I’ve got a man who wants to punch my face in next week and I’ve got to deal with that. I keep my own business to myself, that’s it. Our priority in the weeks ahead will be to ensure that our world class boxers are supported to find new partnerships as swiftly as possible.
Boxing and MMA management company MTK Global has announced that it is ceasing operations, a week after the United States Treasury Department placed a $5m ...
Following the announcement that it was ceasing operations, MTK Global also appeared to scrub its website. Daniel Kinahan, his brother, Christopher Kinahan Jnr, and their father, Christopher 'Christy' Kinahan Snr were all named in OFAC's statement. MTK Global continues to insist that it has had no direct involvement with Daniel Kinahan since 2017.
In a statement it says it has faced unprecedented levels of unfair scrutiny and criticism since the sanctioning by the US Government of Daniel Kinahan.
Since leading promoters have now informed us that they will be severing all ties with MTK and will no longer work with our fighters, we have taken the difficult decision to cease operations at the end of this month. As a business we have faced unprecedented levels of unfair scrutiny and criticism since the sanctioning by the US Government of Daniel Joseph Kinahan. In a statement it says it has faced unprecedented levels of unfair scrutiny and criticism since the sanctioning by the US Government of Daniel Kinahan.
Kinahan was last week named as the alleged leader of a cartel responsible for smuggling drugs into Europe and the US Drug Enforcement Agency has offered rewards ...
Our priority in the weeks ahead will be to ensure that our world class boxers are supported to find new partnerships as swiftly as possible.” Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The boxing management company MTK Global is “to cease operations” by the end of the month following the sanctioning of its founder Daniel Kinahan by the United States government.
They said: "As a business we have faced unprecedented levels of unfair scrutiny and criticism since the sanctioning by the US Government of Daniel Joseph ...
Our priority in the weeks ahead will be to ensure that our world class boxers are supported to find new partnerships as swiftly as possible. "Since leading promoters have now informed us that they will be severing all ties with MTK and will no longer work with our fighters, we have taken the difficult decision to cease operations at the end of this month. Boxing management company MTK Global have announced they will cease operations at the end of the month following the US Government sanctions on founder Daniel Kinahan.
MTK Global, the boxing management company founded by the alleged Irish gangster Daniel Kinahan, has ceased operations.
Thank you to all the fans who have supported us over the last decade.” Our priority in the weeks ahead will be to ensure that our world class boxers are supported to find new partnerships as swiftly as possible. Further announcements will be made in due course.
The company, which had previously listed boxers including Tyson Fury and Billy Joe Saunders among its fighters, was co-founded by Kinahan in 2012.
"It is a matter of public record that Mr Kinahan's involvement in MTK ceased in 2017, and despite repeated reassurances in this regard, unfounded allegations about his ongoing association with us and our fighters persist," the firm said. MTK Global, which had previously listed boxers including Tyson Fury and Billy Joe Saunders among its fighters, was co-founded by Kinahan in 2012. The company, which had previously listed boxers including Tyson Fury and Billy Joe Saunders among its fighters, was co-founded by Kinahan in 2012.
MTK Global, the boxing management company co-founded by alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan, has ceased operations. Prominent names in boxing have been urged to ...
Our priority in the weeks ahead will be to ensure that our world-class boxers are supported to find new partnerships as swiftly as possible. "Since leading promoters have now informed us that they will be severing all ties with MTK and will no longer work with our fighters, we have taken the difficult decision to cease operations at the end of this month. "Since leading promoters have now informed us that they will be severing all ties with MTK and will no longer work with our fighters, we have taken the difficult decision to cease operations at the end of this month"
MTK Global have announced they are ceasing operations. Their decision comes just over a week after co-founder Daniel Kinahan had a $5million dollar bounty ...
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The boxing management company announced it would cease operations after its co-founder was hit by sanctions from the U.S. Treasury Department.
“As a business we have faced unprecedented levels of unfair scrutiny and criticism since the sanctioning by the U.S. Government of Daniel Joseph Kinahan,” MTK Global said. “It is a matter of public record that Mr. Kinahan’s involvement in MTK ceased in 2017, and despite repeated reassurances in this regard, unfounded allegations about his ongoing association with us and our fighters persist. On Tuesday, MTK CEO Bob Yalen resigned, citing the intense pressure of the last few weeks. As part of the sanctions, the Treasury Department prohibited U.S. persons or businesses from working with Kinahan or any member of the KOGC. “It’s none of my business,” Fury said. Among the fighters Kinahan, now based in Dubai, advises is Tyson Fury, the WBC heavyweight champion who will defend his title on Saturday against Dillian Whyte.
MTK Global yesterday announced it will cease to operate from the end of this month after receiving “unfair criticism” following the sanctioning of Daniel ...
“A picture doesn’t mean I am a criminal,” Fury said. In my life, I’ve got a man who wants to punch my face in next week and I’ve got to deal with that. Fury also said: “I don’t really take any notice of the media. “If I say, ‘There’s a war going on in Ukraine’, and people ask me about that, it’s got nowt to do with me. “I’ve got a lot more to think about than other people’s business. Our priority in the weeks ahead will be to ensure that our world-class boxers are supported to find new partnerships as swiftly as possible.