- Frank Maloney
Frank Maloney is a
boxing manager and promoter andUnited Kingdom Independence Party politician. He stood in theLondon mayoral election, 2004 , coming fourth with 6.19% of the vote.He was born in
Peckham , to Irish parents. He began boxing at school. In his youth he wanted to become aCatholic priest , however he did not enjoy his time at aseminary . After failing in attempts to become ajockey and a professional footballer, he became achef . He continued boxing and began training other boxers and organising amateur contests before the age of twenty. He became a professional trainer in the late 1970s, forming a partnership with Frank Warren.After splitting with Warren in the 1980s, Maloney moved into management and began promoting professional fights. In 1989 he became
Lennox Lewis 's manager, a relationship that lasted until 2001. He currently manages five world champion boxers and lives inChislehurst with his family.As well as opposition to membership of the
European Union , Maloney's priorities include combatting crime and reducingimmigration . He also wishes to abolish theGreater London Authority and increase the powers ofMayor of London , and has proposed the legalisation of brothels in order to takeprostitution off the streets.
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