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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Sport
Paul Healy

Boxer Matthew Macklin vows to Sky Sports that he has cut all ties with former 'best friend' Daniel Kinahan

Boxer Matthew Macklin has vowed to Sky Sports that he will never deal with or work with his former “best friend” Daniel Kinahan again.

Macklin (39), who co-founded boxing firm MTK Global with Kinahan in 2012 and who once was close pals with him, has stayed silent on the mob boss in recent years - and hasn’t made his feelings known on the recent sanctions imposed upon him by the US government - until now.

In recent weeks, his role as a regular commentator and pundit for Sky Sports has come under scrutiny from some on social media - as dozens of boxing figures such as Tyson Fury, Michael Conlon and Bob Arum all distanced themselves from Kinahan - but he remained quiet.

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