KINAHAN IS STILL ABOUT BOXING WORLD

Experts believe mob boss secretly behind fight deals

- MICHAEL O'TOOLE

MOB boss Daniel Kinahan is still playing a leading role in boxing despite being at the centre of a worldwide manhunt, a new podcast warns.

World-renowned boxing journalist Donald McRae tells the podcast Untouchable: "I have been told that he is still involved in boxing and it's business as usual.

The pod, presented by sports reporter Kieran Cunningham, focuses on the life story of Katie Taylor ahead of her hometown face-off in Dublin's 3Arena against Chantelle Cameron on Saturday night.

And it also examines the devastating effect mobster Daniel Kinahan has had on Irish boxing.

The pod says the mobster is still active in the game, despite the worldwide crackdown against him.

It comes a year after billionaire Kinahan had a $5million bounty placed on his head along with his father Christy, 65, and 43-year-old brother Christopher Jnr.

Drugs gangster Kinahan, 45, had spent several years mounting a carefully-planned PR campaign to sportswash his reputation by reinventing himself as boxing's Mr Fixit..

However, that plan came crashing down in April last year when US authorities hit him and his father and brother with a huge sanctions package.

BANK

The men's bank accounts were frozen by authorities in America as well as in their Dubai bolthole and they were all placed on no-fly lists.

US law enforcement agencies also offered the huge reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of the trio, who are still targets of the international operation today.