The Irish police, An Garda Síochána, told CNN in a statement that it “puts in place appropriate and proportionate policing plans for major events.” The presence of Katie Taylor headlining the bill, in her hometown, is making it a huge sporting event for Ireland,” added Christie.
“There are no fewer than three world title events on the 3Arena bill. “It is true to say that there has not been a boxing event of this magnitude ever in Ireland,” Christle told CNN of the bout between Taylor and Moore. CNN has reached out to Moore via his gym in Salford, in northern England, to offer him a right of reply to his alleged links to Kinahan.Ĭameron, the 32-year-old from Northampton, United Kingdom, was previously signed to MTK Global but is now signed to Matchroom Boxing alongside Taylor.įour international boxing promotions have been held across Ireland over the last six months, according to Mel Christle, chairman of the Boxing Union of Ireland. MTK Global ceased operating in April 2022.īefore it ceased operations, MTK Global said that it would “comply fully with the sanctions made by the US government against Daniel Kinahan … We will cooperate fully with all authorities and assist with any ongoing investigations.”Īccording to media reports, Moore refused to answer any questions on his links to Kinahan in a press conference in March. Moore trained fighters for MTK Global, a boxing agency who Kinahan had ties to. CNN has not been able to independently confirm the allegations made against Kinahan. Kinahan’s lawyers have denied any criminal wrongdoings. The US Treasury Department described the group as “a murderous organization involved in the international trafficking of drugs and firearms.” Kinahan was named as one of the leaders of the Kinahan Transnational Criminal Organization by the US Department of State last year. He said his shooting was a case of “wrong place, wrong time.”
On an appearance on ‘The All or Nothing Podcast in 2021, Moore said that he has nerve damage in his leg and a bullet in his hip from where he was shot twice. Two years before the Dublin hotel shooting, Jamie Moore – Cameron’s trainer – was shot in Marbella, Spain, in 2014, outside of the house of Daniel Kinahan, according to the BBC.ĭaniel Kinahan: Alleged head of 'murderous organization' with links to boxing targeted by US government Investigators were looking into whether it was gang-related. The shooting was not an act of terrorism, a police representative told CNN at the time. Gunmen, including two disguised as police and another one as a woman, fired shots inside and outside the weigh-in room killing one and injuring two others. However, Saturday’s fight is also another landmark moment for Ireland – major boxing promotions moved away from the country after gunmen killed one person during a weigh-in for a boxing match in a Dublin hotel in 2016. With two undefeated fighters at the peak of their powers, the event is one of the most highly-anticipated bouts of the year.
On May 20, national hero Taylor will face Chantelle Cameron – the undisputed super-lightweight world champion – at the 3Arena in Dublin in front of a partisan home crowd as she attempts to become a two-weight undisputed world champion. She’s fought in England, Wales and the US but featuring in a major event in Ireland has been a long time coming – until now. Yet, at 36 years old, Taylor has never fought professionally in her native Ireland. The undisputed lightweight world champion, Taylor holds 18 gold medals – including an Olympic gold – and sits second in the Ring’s women’s pound-for-pound rankings. Katie Taylor is one of women’s boxing’s ‘Mount Rushmore’ figures.
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