Daniel Kinahan has been heavily involved in boxing since he first helped to set up the gym and management company MGM with Irish former professional boxer Matthew Macklin in 2012.
The Spain-based MGM has since rebranded as MTK Global and has a host of top Irish boxers within their ranks.
One of the companies listed for sanctions yesterday is boxing management consultancy Hoopoe Sports, which lists a host of MTK boxers as clients.
Hoopoe Sports is run by close Kinahan ally Ian Dixon from Dublin.
He is described as a key figure working for Daniel Kinahan, taking care of his money.
“Ian Dixon has arranged multiple payments on behalf of Daniel Kinahan, as well as moved bulk currency on behalf of Daniel Kinahan in Ireland,” the US Department of the Treasury said. “Ian Dixon also oversees a fund on behalf of Daniel Kinahan and keeps track of money owed by a narcotics trafficker.”
The clients listed on the Hoopoe Sports website include 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Michael Conlan.
The Belfast boxer has also worked with both MTK and Top Rank in the US since turning pro in 2016, winning the WBA interim featherweight title in August of last year with victory over fellow Irishman TJ Doheny, who is also on MTK’s books.
Former Olympic hero Paddy Barnes, who also fought out of the MTK corner before he retired from professional boxing in 2019, is also listed as a client of Hoopoe Sports, as is Conlan’s brother Jamie.
Meanwhile, a host of top English boxers, including world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s brother Hughie and former WBO middleweight champ Billy Joe Saunders, are also listed as Hoopoe clients.
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