Eubank Jr’s coach arrested as gun present in suitcase after Smith TKO win

Chris Eubank Jr’s coach Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre was reportedly arrested by armed police at Manchester Airport after safety discovered a loaded gun in a suitcase as he tried to depart the nation. McIntyre was set to board a flight again residence to Atalanta on Sunday morning following Eubank Jr’s TKO victory over Liam Smith on the AO Arena, Manchester.

However, an alarm was raised when a scan of the bags confirmed a gun with {a magazine} inside. According to the Daily Mail, Armed police then descended on the departure lounge at Terminal 2 and arrested McIntyre for possession of a firearm.

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police stated: “At around 10:45 am on Sunday 3 September 2023, officers were called to reports of a possible firearm being found in hold luggage by airport staff at Manchester Airport.

“After preliminary inspection by safety employees, GMP officers attended, and the firearm was seized. Subsequently, a person has been arrested for possession of a firearm and stays in custody for additional questioning.”

An investigation is now being carried out into how the gun got here to be within the suitcase and whether or not it was introduced into the UK or bought right here. McIntyre helped Eubank Jr precise his revenge over fierce rival Smith on Saturday evening after being dropped and stopped for the primary time in his skilled profession the final time they met in January.

Under McIntyre, Eubank Jr placed on among the finest performances of his profession, totally dominating the previous WBO light-middleweight champion earlier than finally stopping him within the tenth spherical.

Eubank Jr had switched camps to work with McIntyre previous to his rematch with Smith and joined ‘Bomac’ on the B&B Sports Academy in Omaha, Nebraska for pre-fight preparations. McIntyre is broadly thought to be among the finest trainers on the planet and can also be the pinnacle coach of pound-for-pound king Terence Crawford.

He has beforehand cornered former WBO super-featherweight champion Jamel Herring and educated Amir Khan for his combat with Kell Brook final 12 months. His rising steady of gifted fighters additionally contains Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn Davis, undefeated super-middleweight Steven Nelson and former WBA (common) middleweight champion Rob Brant.