Boxing & The Underworld

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

1. Costa Del Crime : The Salford Boxer & Irish Crime Cartel · 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,
4. Was John Fury Beaten by a North West Crime Lord? · John Fury, the film says, is like Marmite: people love him or hate him. What nobody denies is that he was a fighting man. He was a professional boxer, fighting as Gypsy John Fury while working full time on the shovel, an
5. The Night a Champion Boxer Was Attacked in Gateshead · John L. Gardner had been heavyweight champion of Britain and Europe. He had beaten Paul Sykes, and gone toe to toe with Ali in an exhibition. In November 1992, two months into a new life as a pub landlord in Gateshead, h
6. The Whyte Brothers: A Violent Road to Boxing
7. Big Joe Egan v a Birmingham Gang