When Merseysider Martin Murray faces arguably the world’s most brutal boxer, Gennady Golovkin, of Kazakhstan, tomorrow night (Sat) he will be relieved that the contest has been booked for Monte Carlo rather than Madison Square Garden.
For had it been scheduled for New York - or anywhere else in America - 32-year-old Murray would almost certainly have been denied entry to the United States.
This is because he has a criminal record. Years ago he served jail time for assault and robbery and although since becoming a model professional he has completely turned his life around, his past misdemeanors count against him when applying for a US Visa.
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For had it been scheduled for New York - or anywhere else in America - 32-year-old Murray would almost certainly have been denied entry to the United States.
This is because he has a criminal record. Years ago he served jail time for assault and robbery and although since becoming a model professional he has completely turned his life around, his past misdemeanors count against him when applying for a US Visa.
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