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Lawyer handling damages claim against MTK says US sanctions strengthen his case

Gangland figure Daniel Kinahan and his boxing firm MTK Globak are being sued by Moses Heredia, a US boxing manager, for $6 million in damages over the alleged poaching of boxer Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz

Joseph ‘Jojo’ Diaz faces off against Tevin Farmer. Picture Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

A lawyer handling a major US civil lawsuit against Daniel Kinahan and MTK Global, his boxing company, has said that his case is in a stronger position since the US announced sanctions against Kinahan, even though the alleged criminal enjoyed a significant legal victory last week.

Kinahan and MTK are being sued by Moses Heredia, a US boxing manager, for $6 million in damages over what Heredia and his lawyers describe as the poaching of ...