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Daily Mirror
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Reanna Smith

How Boris Becker squandered £127M fortune – expensive divorce battles to dubious deals

Boris Becker has been jailed today for two and a half years as the six-time Grand Slam champion was found guilty of four offences under the Insolvency Act.

Becker, who was previously reported to be worth at least $160 million (£127m), was declared bankrupt in 2017 due to an unpaid loan of over £3million on his estate in Mallorca, Spain.

The 54-year-old former tennis icon was found guilty of transferring €427,00 (£356,000) to nine recipients, which included the bank accounts of his ex-wife Barbara and his estranged wife Sharlely “Lilly” Becker.

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