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Eddie Hearn describes his ‘blinkered’ approach to negotiating with alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan

Earlier this year boxing promoter Eddie Hearn succeeded in making a deal for his client Anthony Joshua to take on Tyson Fury in two fights in 2021. Those fights are expected to be the highest grossing and most watched fights in British boxing history.

Shortly after the fights became a official, controversy began swirling around the match-up. This is thanks to a man who sat on the Fury side of the negotiating table: Daniel Kinahan.

Kinahan, who is believed to be living in Dubai, has been named by Irish courts, media and politicians as the leader of an alleged criminal organization often referred to as the Kinahan Cartel.