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'Appropriate' for media to boycott Fury v Joshua fight over links to crime figure Daniel Kinahan, taoiseach says

Boxer Tyson Fury is fighting in a match organised by Dublin crime figure Daniel Kinahan
Boxer Tyson Fury is fighting in a match organised by Dublin crime figure Daniel Kinahan Boxer Tyson Fury is fighting in a match organised by Dublin crime figure Daniel Kinahan

It would be "entirely appropriate" for broadcasters not to show the Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua fight that has been organised by Daniel Kinahan, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said.

British boxer Fury thanked UAE-based Kinahan for reaching an agreement for him to fight Anthony Joshua next year and said he was responsible for organising "the biggest fight in British boxing history".

The High Court in Dublin previously named Kinahan as a senior figure in an organised crime gang involved in international drug trafficking operations and firearm offences.

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Asked whether broadcasters should boycott the fight, Mr Varadkar said: "Certainly the authorities in the UAE know the situation and they know our concerns and problems with it. It is not a decision for me but I think it would be entirely appropriate for sporting organisations or media organisations to have nothing to do with this.

"They maybe don't know the facts or don't know the truth but they need to know them. I wouldn't like to see them getting any attention at all given the circumstances."

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar 
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar