Boxer fails to appear at court hearing

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – An Arkansas judge has ruled in favour of the cousin of world champion boxer Jermain Taylor regarding a 2014 shooting incident after the former Olympian didn’t appear at a court hearing. The Arkansas DemocratGazette reports that Taylor is serving a six-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to nine felony charges in 2015, including those related to a shooting that left his cousin Tyrone DaWayne Hinton in critical condition. Hinton filed a lawsuit against Taylor in 2015 seeking compensatory and punitive damages for medical bills related to the shooting.

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