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MTK Global
MTK Global (Mack The Knife Global) was a boxing and mixed martial arts management and event promotions company founded by Irish suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan and former professional boxer Matthew 'Mack the Knife' Macklin . Originally established in 2012 as Macklin's Gym Marbella (MGM), the undertaking has attracted controversy due to its links to the Kinahan cartel and related allegations of money laundering, and MTK Global announced its closure in April 2022.
Since its founding in 2012, MTK Global signed fighters such as Tyson Fury, Billy Joe Saunders, Josh Taylor, Carl Frampton, Terry Flanagan, Charlie Edwards, Rocky Fielding, Hughie Fury, Michael Conlan, Paddy Barnes, Jamel Herring, and Amansio Paraschiv.
MTK Global originally formed as MGM, an acronym for Macklins Gym Marbella, starting out as a boxing gym in Marbella, Spain, in September 2012. In 2017, following lengthy talks with MGM Grand Resort and Casino over a naming dispute, MGM was renamed MTK Global.
In December 2017, it was announced UFC star Darren Till had signed with the company, marking MTK Global's entry into MMA.
In March 2019, it was announced that MTK Global and Top Rank had signed a multi-year deal that would see MTK's events broadcast exclusively on ESPN platforms in the United States. Top Rank founder Bob Arum said of the deal; "MTK Global manages a vast number of A-list fighters from around the globe. This deal will enable Top Rank, through the ESPN family of networks, to afford viewers in the United States the opportunity to see these great fighters perform."
In November 2019, the company announced that it had entered into a partnership with The Academy of Sports and Education to form the MTK National Boxing and Education Academy. It was a program designed for 16–18 year olds aimed at enabling them to gain relevant qualifications relating to a career in the sport of boxing, such as professional boxer, physiotherapist, coach or in sports journalism. The first academy was opened in London in January 2020, with the goal to establish the program across the United Kingdom by September.
In February 2021 the company announced that it had started a football agency and would manage professional soccer players.
In April 2022 Bob Yalen resigned as CEO, citing 'the pressure of the last few weeks'. It came just over a week after Daniel Kinahan became the subject of global sanctions by the United States Government.
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MTK Global
MTK Global (Mack The Knife Global) was a boxing and mixed martial arts management and event promotions company founded by Irish suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan and former professional boxer Matthew 'Mack the Knife' Macklin . Originally established in 2012 as Macklin's Gym Marbella (MGM), the undertaking has attracted controversy due to its links to the Kinahan cartel and related allegations of money laundering, and MTK Global announced its closure in April 2022.
Since its founding in 2012, MTK Global signed fighters such as Tyson Fury, Billy Joe Saunders, Josh Taylor, Carl Frampton, Terry Flanagan, Charlie Edwards, Rocky Fielding, Hughie Fury, Michael Conlan, Paddy Barnes, Jamel Herring, and Amansio Paraschiv.
MTK Global originally formed as MGM, an acronym for Macklins Gym Marbella, starting out as a boxing gym in Marbella, Spain, in September 2012. In 2017, following lengthy talks with MGM Grand Resort and Casino over a naming dispute, MGM was renamed MTK Global.
In December 2017, it was announced UFC star Darren Till had signed with the company, marking MTK Global's entry into MMA.
In March 2019, it was announced that MTK Global and Top Rank had signed a multi-year deal that would see MTK's events broadcast exclusively on ESPN platforms in the United States. Top Rank founder Bob Arum said of the deal; "MTK Global manages a vast number of A-list fighters from around the globe. This deal will enable Top Rank, through the ESPN family of networks, to afford viewers in the United States the opportunity to see these great fighters perform."
In November 2019, the company announced that it had entered into a partnership with The Academy of Sports and Education to form the MTK National Boxing and Education Academy. It was a program designed for 16–18 year olds aimed at enabling them to gain relevant qualifications relating to a career in the sport of boxing, such as professional boxer, physiotherapist, coach or in sports journalism. The first academy was opened in London in January 2020, with the goal to establish the program across the United Kingdom by September.
In February 2021 the company announced that it had started a football agency and would manage professional soccer players.
In April 2022 Bob Yalen resigned as CEO, citing 'the pressure of the last few weeks'. It came just over a week after Daniel Kinahan became the subject of global sanctions by the United States Government.