According to MailOnline, McIntyre, 53, was charged and detained in custody after security officials found a loaded gun and ammunition in a suitcase at Manchester Airport last month.
The alarm was raised when a scan of the cornerman’s baggage, which was checked in ahead of a flight, showed the weapon, bullets and a magazine inside. McIntyre later said he forgot that the weapon had been in his luggage.
Police officers then descended on the departure lounge at Terminal 2 and arrested McIntyre, who was due to fly to Atlanta after preparing Eubank for his fight with Liam Smith on September 3.
Judge Nicholas Dean KC today imposed a 20-month jail term at Manchester Crown Court which was suspended for two years. He said the ‘exceptional circumstances’ of the case had merited a departure from the usual five-year minimum jail term.
Unbeaten welterweight boxing world champion Terence Crawford was among those to give evidence in person alongside others from the United States.
McIntyre had guided Eubank Jr to his emphatic victory against Liam Smith in their rematch on September 2 before seeking to leave the country the next morning.
The court heard McIntyre had a licence to carry the weapon in the United States and at no point was aware it was in his luggage until it was detected at the airport.
