The notorious cricket spot-fixer who has become a leading player in the big-money world of boxing has been declared bankrupt.
Mazhar Majeed, 40, who was sentenced to 32 months in prison in 2011 for his role in the corruption of a Test match between England and Pakistan at Lord’s, acts as an adviser to Chris Eubank Jr, who fights Conor Benn at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 26.
A Sunday Times investigation last year revealed the extent of Majeed’s influence in boxing and his links to Boxxer, the promotional company co-founded by Ben Shalom that was awarded a four-year exclusive contract worth £36million by Sky in 2021.
The promoter paid in excess of £300,000 to Star People, a company solely owned by Majeed’s wife, for