Ex-boxing champ jailed for guarding drug ring's stash

Ex-boxing champ jailed for guarding drug ring's stash

A world champion and Olympic boxer's downward spiral through drug addiction led to him working for a crime syndicate to watch over their safe house.

Ex-Aussie boxing champ jailed for guarding drug ring's stash

A former world champion boxer who guarded a safe full of cocaine and cash for a crime syndicate while running his own drug deals has been released on a suspended sentence.Michael Alan Katsidis, 43, pleaded guilty in Brisbane Supreme Court on Thursday to one count of drug trafficking over three-and-a-half months starting in December 2021.Katsidis won title of world interim lightweight champion in 2007 and competed for Australia at the Sydney 2000…