Legal Disputes
Warren won a case when pursued by HM Revenue and Customs but has lost two cases, one a £7.2m dispute with Don King which was settled, and later a dispute with Calzaghe. Warren later successfully sued the solicitor who acted in the King matter and won significant damages.
Warren has admitted to have issued over 40 writs, mainly against newspapers over various negative comments, including winning a £10,000 payment against the Daily Mirror. Warren accepted £30,000 in libel damages against the Daily Record newspaper in respect of false allegations that he dishonestly fixed the outcome of the fight between John Simpson and Derry Matthews in March 2007, alleging that Warren had met the fight referee the evening before the bout. As well as paying Warren damages and legal costs, the newspaper also published a full apology. Due to the amount of writs that has been issued in his career, the internet website Boxrec on its forums prevents his name from appearing in print and instead the word "allegedly" appears in place of his name. Other popular forums have been forced to censor his surname to prevent legal action being taken against them.
Represented by solicitors Carter-Ruck, in 2007 Warren secured apology and significant damages from publisher Random House over defamatory comments in the book Ricky Hatton: The Hitman, My Story. Random House withdrew the book from sale.
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