Frank Warren Secures Back To Back Libel Victories

 

Frank Warren, the boxing promoter and Chief Executive of Sports Network Limited, has accepted £30,000 in libel damages against the Daily Record newspaper in respect of false allegations that he dishonestly fixed the outcome of the fight between John Simpson and Derry Matthews in March 2007. The article also falsely alleged that, in breach of World Boxing Union rules, Mr Warren had met the fight referee the evening before the bout. As well as paying Mr Warren damages and legal costs, the newspaper also published a full apology.

Meanwhile, publisher Random House has apologised to Mr Warren over a defamatory allegation published in the book "Ricky Hatton: The Hitman, My Story", and has withdrawn the book from sale.  Mr Warren is still suing the publisher over two other allegations in the same book, and will go to trial in February 2008 to clear his name. He is being advised by a Carter-Ruck team comprising Nigel Tait, Hanna Basha and Stevie Loughrey.

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Winter 2007