{"id":287509,"date":"2023-09-04T16:34:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T16:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=287509"},"modified":"2023-09-04T16:34:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T16:34:29","slug":"harlem-eubank-calls-for-brian-bomac-mcintyre-to-be-freed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/boxing\/harlem-eubank-calls-for-brian-bomac-mcintyre-to-be-freed\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlem Eubank calls for Brian 'Bomac' Mcintyre to be 'freed'"},"content":{"rendered":"
Harlem Eubank has thrown his support behind\u00a0Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre after he was arrested and then charged with possession of a firearm.<\/p>\n
Mail Sport exclusively revealed on Monday\u00a0how McIntrye – who is the trainer of Chris Eubank Jr – was arrested by armed police at Manchester Airport on Sunday morning after security officials found a gun in a suitcase, before he was then subsequently charged by Greater Manchester Police.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mail Sport<\/span> understands McIntyre was detained amid dramatic scenes after an alarm was raised when a scan of his baggage – which had been checked in ahead of a flight – allegedly showed the weapon.<\/p>\n Police officers with their own guns descended on the departure lounge at Terminal 2 and arrested the 53-year-old, who was due to fly to Atlanta.<\/p>\n And Harlem Eubank – who is Eubank Jr’s cousin – shared a message of support to the former boxer-turned trainer who is known as ‘Bomac’.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Harlem Eubank has thrown his support behind Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre (centre with Chis Eubank Jr, second left) after he was arrested and then charged with possession of a firearm\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bomac was arrested by armed police after security found a gun inside of a suitcase on Sunday<\/p>\n Taking to Twitter, Harlem simply said: ‘FREE BOMAC!!’.<\/p>\n McIntyre had overseen Eubank Jr’s comprehensive victory over Liam Smith in their middleweight rematch in Manchester on Saturday night in what was his first fight as the 33-year-old’s trainer.<\/p>\n The aforementioned suitcase was checked in with little attempt to conceal the weapon, it is thought.\u00a0<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: ‘At around 10:45am 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.<\/p>\n ‘After initial inspection by security staff, GMP officers attended, and the firearm was seized.<\/p>\n ‘Subsequently, a 53-year-old man was arrested for possession of a firearm and was taken to custody for further questioning.<\/p>\n ‘Brian McIntyre (01\/07\/1970) from the United States of America was charged with possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition for a firearm without a certificate.<\/p>\n ‘McIntyre attended Stockport Magistrates court this morning where he was further remanded into custody.<\/p>\n ‘He is next due to appear at Manchester Crown Court on Monday 9 October 2023.’<\/p>\n How the gun came to be in the suitcase will form part of the police’s probe.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Harlem Eubank (left) took to Twitter to share a message of support as he said: ‘Free BOMAC’<\/p>\n <\/p>\n McIntyre is widely regarded as one of the best trainers in the sport. He orchestrated what was Eubank’s career-best performance in the pair’s first fight together.\u00a0<\/p>\n He has also been in the corner for former super-featherweight champion Jamel Herring and trained Amir Khan for his fight with Kell Brook last year.<\/p>\n McIntyre also trains US star Terence Crawford. The pair grew up on the same Omaha street and trained at the same gym.<\/p>\n Eubank Jr’s team declined to comment when approached by Mail Sport.<\/p>\n Source: Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chris Eubank Jr’s cousin Harlem calls for Brian ‘Bomac’ Mcintyre to be ‘FREED’ after he was charged with possession of a firearm when a gun […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n