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Gerry Hand

Ex-MTK boxer says he left Daniel Kinahan with bloodied face in the ring

A former MTK boxer has revealed how he left Daniel Kinahan with “blood p***ing from his nose” after the cartel chief got into the ring to spar with him.

In his just published autobiography, Irish Blood And Grit, Galway man Peter McDonagh recalls how in the build up to a fight against John Hutchinson for the Irish light middleweight title he travelled to the then MGM gym in Marbella, Spain, for warm weather training.

He said: “I remember one particular day, it was a Monday, my sparring partner was due to arrive from another part of Spain but for some reason he was unable to make it.

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