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Drug kingpin Daniel Kinahan was paid millions of dollars “under the table” to be top promoter’s exclusive agent, court complaint alleges - ICIJ

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Former Top Rank agent William (Billy) Keane claims in a lawsuit filed in California that the “under the table” deal was struck after Kinahan had helped him to get world champion Tyson Fury to agree to a rematch fight with Deontay Wilder .

Keane is suing the Nevada -based promoter for in excess of $25 million , plus interest, in allegedly unpaid fees.

Kinahan is accused of running a deadly global cartel with his father and younger brother.

Keane says he flew to Dubai with duBoef and other executives to meet with Kinahan after Fury signed with Top Rank .

Keane says duBoever instructed Keane to secure an agreement to make Kinahan Top Rank ’s exclusive consultant outside of the United States .

Kinahan co-founded MTK Global short for Mack The Knife in 2012 and set up a boxing base in the Emirates which operated in 11 countries.

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