On St. Patrick’s Day 2017, Michael Conlan made his skilled boxing debut at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis, and the occasion gained vital consideration as a result of Conor McGregor’s involvement. As a part of a gentleman’s settlement made between the 2 Irish fighters, McGregor walked Conlan out to the ring for his debut struggle in opposition to Tim Ibarra. However in accordance with the main points of a lawsuit filed in opposition to boxing behemoth Prime Rank not too long ago, McGregor was making the stroll beneath strain from the infamous Irish gangster Daniel Kinahan.
Conor McGregor Named in Court docket Case
In line with the official filings:
“Kinahan was no stranger to duBoef. In 2016, Top Rank signed former Irish Olympic boxer Michael Conlan to a multi-year deal. At the time, Conlan was managed by MTK Global, a boxing and MMA management and events promotion company founded by Kinahan. When Top Rank promoted Conlan’s first professional fight in March 2017, duBoef had arranged for MMA star/fellow Irishman Connor McGregor to walk Conlan out of his dressing room up to the ring. When McGregor tried to back out, duBoef bragged openly in private boxing circles that he had Kinahan “lean on” McGregor and power him to honor his dedication (Keane has no thought if this declare is true).”
Prime Rank Boxing Lawsuit
The latest lawsuit in opposition to Prime Rank Boxing president Todd duBoef has dropped at mild connections between varied figures within the boxing world and alleged organized crime boss Daniel Kinahan. Whereas the lawsuit primarily focuses on Prime Rank and its dealings, it additionally tangentially mentions Conor McGregor’s alleged involvement with the Kinahan cartel.
The lawsuit, filed on February 27, 2025, in a California federal court docket, accuses Todd duBoef of withholding thousands and thousands in unpaid charges and deceptive ESPN about monetary dealings involving Daniel Kinahan. Daniel Kinahan is alleged to be the chief of a drug cartel and has been publicly recognized as such by Irish media.
The lawsuit claims that duBoef needed to secretly depend on monetary help from Kinahan to cowl the Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder struggle as a result of lack of funds.
Conor McGregor and the Kinahan Cartel
There have been suspicions and allegations of connections between Conor McGregor and Daniel Kinahan’s prison group for a number of years. These connections have been a topic of media scrutiny and public hypothesis.
Conor McGregor has been photographed with a number of Kinahan cartel members, together with David Byrne, who was later assassinated in a mass capturing at an MTK (Kinahan’s firm) weigh-in occasion in Dublin. There are allegations that McGregor’s pub, the Black Forge Inn in Dublin, is perhaps a cash laundering entrance for the Kinahan cartel, although this stays unproven. In 2017, there have been reviews of a €900,000 bounty positioned on McGregor’s life by the Kinahan syndicate, although no makes an attempt have been ever made.
His sister Aoife is in a relationship with Graham “The Wig” Whelan, a convicted drug supplier and cash launderer affiliated with the cartel. Whelan is a reputed mobster affiliated with the Kinahan cartel, which is believed to be behind quite a few gangland killings in Eire, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Spain.
It’s vital to notice that these are allegations made in a lawsuit and reported by media sources. The total extent of any particular person’s involvement or the veracity of those claims has not been confirmed in court docket.
