Boxing & The Underworld

Where the ring met the firm: fighters, promoters and the men behind them.

1. The British Boxer and the Irish Mob War · Jamie Moore was the last man anyone expected to find in the middle of a gangland shooting. A former European champion from Salford, a family man with no criminal ties, he was one of the most trusted trainers in British b
2. Who Wanted Frank Warren Dead? · In November 1989 Frank Warren stepped out of his chauffeur-driven Bentley to attend one of his own boxing shows in Barking, East London. Before he reached the doors, a masked man in a woollen hat came out of the crowd an
3. Gypsy Champion v a Russian Mafia Enforcer · In April 2017 Billy Joe Saunders, the WBO world middleweight champion, sat at a press conference for his next defence and did what he did best: he taunted his opponent. Across the table was Avtandil Khurtsidze, a short,