Boxing trainer Brian “BoMac” McIntyre was arrested at Manchester Airport when attempting to leave England after working the Chris Eubank Jr corner vs. Liam Smith on Saturday. TSA’s allegedly found a loaded gun in BoMac’s luggage. He has been charged with possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition for a firearm without a certificate. As of now, BoMac will likely be held in custody at least until an October 9 hearing. It’s illegal in the UK for any member of the public to carry a gun and penalties are severe.
BoMac is primarily known as the head trainer for undisputed welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford.
Oh snap! Does this mean he will not be in training camp for the Crawford/Spence rematch? If everything goes to plan the fight would be in December. Training camp should be starting about now.
He wont be training for quite a while it is a mandatory 5 years in the UK
— Have to wait upon a hearing before the judge, and if it goes beyond that to trial, have to wait on that…Elementary justice in the western world, ie innocent until proven guilty where innocence usually prevails…
For the first offense?
are you for real!? YES, for first offense…what did you expect, a slap on the arse and a plane ticket back to the american colonies!!?
Who cares about Crawford vs Spence 2 unless on Regular Showtime?
After Tim Tszyu’s next fight, he said he’d fight Crawford. All Crawford has to do is keep his WBO 147 lbs belt by defending against Rocha, the it would be Bud not being stripped of WBO belt at 147 before challenging Tszyu for WBO 154 lbs belt.
Crawford vs Spence 2 at 147 makes 0 sense. The whole idea is Spence might have a chance if he can weigh in at 154 (which probably won’t make much difference in an immediate rematch with no tune up for Spence.
He going to prison for at least a couple years.
4 years mandatory.
I just read that in fact he had a pellet air gun! WTF
Whats he need a gun for in the UK
I wonder that too…This is getting in trouble for no reason
Maybe he doesn’t want to be stabbed or have acid thrown on him?
I could not tell you, but a big guy, and trainer of boxers that need a gun. something does not make sense to me
Ha! Funny Jay, I get it.
He’s from the ghetto of america, they are programmed to be strapped at all time’s.
Doesn’t make sense whatsoever. He doesn’t do it here because we cannot fly with a loaded gun but we are allowed to carry in most states. England has a zero gun rule for the most part and he decides to take a gamble there? There is more to the story.
Christ, do some reading.
That has to be one of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen. Makes zero sense. Good job BO MACK!
BoMac is “gangsta style” so he needs to pack the heat for his street cred.
Or maybe someone threatened his life and he was practicing due diligence…
He’s going to be no safer serving 5 years in prison. Pretty stupid.
at least he’ll lose some much needed weight, prison food is grim
Obviously a plant. #freebomac
Was thinking the same. Especially judging from his reaction. Bomac been around, been traveling, and knows better. Doesn’t make any sense.
America has done a lot worse to setup guys like Bomac, so it aint out of question.
While I agree there have been atrocities in the past in America with people “like: boMac What would America gain from setting him up at this point in time?
I wonder what he was doing with a gun and ammo in the UK
Hopefully to take out Sunak, the bugger.
thats just a dumbass mistake on his part
Ha ha, he might lose 100 lbs on a prison food diet if kept there the rest of 2023.
My first question is how did he fly with a gun to get there in the first place. Something is fishy. Something doesn’t add up.
Obviously he was given the gun once he got there. This ain’t that complicated
How would he get a gun into the U.K. undetected & why would he try to carry it back? Nations vary how they govern gun laws. In the U.S. most airlines will check in a weapon at the curb, redtag it, store it in a hardcase with ammunition separated no problem. In his Luggage loaded?
Exactly. People’s ignorance with these posts are staggering. Some dude gave him a gun while there and his dumb ass tried to bring it back. You are right. There’s no way he smuggled it to England undetected
He probably flew to the UK in a private jet and was coming back in a commercial flight.
Yep, that’s it.
He obviously got the gun in the UK.
I believe it, as they have special firearms over in britain, where it’s illegal for citizens to carry guns, that you can’t find in the United States, where any citizen that doesn’t have a felony record can carry a gun. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. Was it a firearm that has a picture of Lady Di on it, and BoMac being a huge fan had to have it?
He flew in on a private plane.
Say it ain’t so BO.
This is some next level dumbass hood behavior
“hood” meaning what?
Stuff that happens on a street level.
It means you can’t can’t go ti England for a week without having to have a gun, as a foreigner and then try to bring ir back through the airport. That’s what that means.
Waggs is hawn, so it’s okay. He can say that.
very serious in the uk.. very unfortunate.
Well, anytime a person travels to another country:
1) Respect the land.
2) Respect the laws.
3) Display common courtesy to the citizens.
4) Display common courtesy to law enforcement.
5) Display common courtesy to business owners (especially bars).
Bo Mac definitely did not perform #2. The UK does not play games with folks who carry a weapon(s).
We will see what happens with the official legal results. Maybe UK legal authorities will give Bo Mac a scare with a smack on his wrists (1-3 months), a verbal lashing and/or the UK’s version of a plea deal (if it exists). I doubt if Bo Mac will serve any type of hard, mandatory minimum sentence – maybe american ignorance, a few tears, plenty of apologies and begging (see that shrimp in ‘Shark Tales’) will help Bo Mac.
The UK is no joke with their gun laws.
There’s also the Ace of Spades in the deck where he could be traded for a dangerous war criminal being held in our prisons. So he’s going to be all right.
YOU KNOW WHAT’S SO STUPID ABOUT THIS IS THE GUNS IN THE LUGGAGE… HOW IS THAT EVER GOING TO PROTECT HIM IF SOMEBODY HIJACKS THE FLIGHT WHILE THE GUNS UNDERNEATH THE PLANE IN THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT… IDIOT!!!!
Hey Chip, I notice that all your comments are in UPPER CASE. Just a suggestion….if you press the caps lock, it will go back to normal.
Why do people put themselves in these compromising positions? A loaded gun in his luggage! Then when things get out of hand the cops get blamed. The stupidity of the man.
He’s coming off the biggest coaching victory in his career and now this. WHY?? There comes a time when you have to behave like a grown man. He has a young son back in the States and he gets himself in unnecessary trouble in another country.
If he’s in that much fear for his life why doesn’t he change his diet? (Sorry the setup was too easy and I couldn’t resist).
Bomac with tha rag, bout’ to do some serious time in the big hole!
One has to wonder…did he get the gun there (in the UK) or did he actually get away with it on the way over?
Caught LEAVING with a gun.
Brilliant security.
Called doing their jobs
Perhaps he was carrying a large amount of cash with him as his trainer’s fee for the bout. Cash still speaks volumes in the boxing biz.
Large sum of cash or not, I highly doubt anyone would try to rob a guy BoMac’s size at the airport or on a plane. We’re talking a UK airport, not the Southside of Chicago. BTW, hope he was flying first class, because there ain’t no way he can fit into a coach seat!
Oh well..least it’ll help his health by losing a few kilos in jail.
Lol, BoMac still thinks he’s in Nebraska, bless his heart:-)
So it just dawned on me as I land at LAX, I skipped TSA in Denver because I’m on a private flight. Maybe Bomac flew there on a private jet and was on a commercial flight home, which means TSA.
Well, why wouldn’t he take the same private jet back? Was it a rental that had to be dropped off in Britain? Oh wait, hang on. I forgot, I forgot about the huge epidemic of Brits who steal people’s private jets over there. That’s it, that’s what happened. Poor Bomac had his private jet stolen by those damned pikies. The same Scallywags in the movie Snatch stole a black man’s private airplane. We should sanction Britain for that.
This sounds fishy. Why would a guy with his credentials do something so stupid. Can you spell SET UP?
No, but I can spell stupidity.
Makes no sense. I say Al Haymond set him up for the Spence beating. Just kidding….kind of.
Bo don’t know UK gun laws
BoMac may just end up being the new Brittney Griner. Will the U.S. do another prisoner swap?
BoMac was equally disappointed when he found out the gun was not made of chocolate.
Serious charges over here as there is zero tolerance.
He’s renowned as the best trainer and gets caught with a firearm, what an idiot.
Some people don’t have no appreciation or common sense.