MTK Global

MTK Global
FounderDaniel Kinahan

MTK Global (Mack The Knife Global)[1] was a boxing and mixed martial arts management and event promotions company founded by Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan[2][3][4][5][6][7] and former professional boxer Matthew 'Mack the Knife' Macklin. Originally established in 2012 as Macklin's Gym Marbella (MGM), [8] the undertaking has attracted controversy due to its links to the Kinahan cartel and related allegations of money laundering,[9][10] and MTK Global announced its closure in April 2022.

Since its founding in 2012, MTK Global signed fighters such as Tyson Fury, Billy Joe Saunders, Josh Taylor, Carl Frampton, Terry Flanagan, Charlie Edwards, Rocky Fielding, Hughie Fury, Michael Conlan, Paddy Barnes, Jamel Herring, and Amansio Paraschiv.[11][12]

  1. ^ "Ewan MacKenna: Boxing to Daniel Kinahan is what football was to Pablo Escobar - and it's choking the sport in Ireland". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  2. ^ "Daniel Kinahan praised by MTK Global president Bob Yalen". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  3. ^ "TheJournal.ie - Boxing company co-founded by Daniel Kinahan to receive 'large up-front investment' after buyout". www.thejournal.ie. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  4. ^ Reynolds, Paul (18 May 2020). "Daniel Kinahan 'reinventing' himself as boxing promoter". RTÉ News. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Promoter Behind Fury-Joshua Deal Provokes Outrage in Ireland". The New York Times. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Government urged to pressure UAE to eject crime boss Daniel Kinahan". The Irish Times. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Irish Government to write to UK counterparts over Daniel Kinahan controversy". The Telegraph. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  8. ^ "MTK Global to Host Incredible Community Days to Celebrate Anniversary". MTK Global. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  9. ^ "Kinahan targeted in US court case alleging money laundering". The Irish Times. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Gardai investigate if mob boss Daniel Kinahan is laundering money through boxing". The Irish Daily Mirror. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Boxers". MTK Global. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  12. ^ "Unbeaten Amansio Paraschiv Joins MTK Global – Added to Sunday's MTK Card". MTK Global. 2020-10-15.