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The Independent
17-06-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Boxing coach faces 16 years in prison over conspiracy to supply cocaine
A boxing coach is facing 16 years in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine. Andrew Bulcroft, known within the sport as Stefy Bull, has coached British, European and world-level champions, including Terri Harper. Bulcroft, 48, has been remanded in custody since late February, when he was convicted by a Sheffield Crown Court jury. The Doncaster native denied the charge against him but was unanimously found guilty after a four-day trial. He was due to be sentenced in May, but will now be sentenced on 26 August alongside his co-defendant Benjamin Williams. Bulcroft's trial heard how the former boxer used an encrypted phone network, Encrochat, to purchase 'significant amounts' of cocaine under a pseudonym, 'Yummycub'. However, Bulcroft – who fought and lost to Amir Khan in 2007 – was also referred to as 'The Boxer' by Christopher and Jonathan McAllister, who were imprisoned in 2022 for importing Class A drugs. The BBC referenced court documents that it had seen, in which prosecutor Sam Ponniah told jurors how police found messages exchanged between Bulcroft and the McAllisters. Per Ponniah, the messages were sent between March and May 2020, revealing Bulcroft as part of a conspiracy to supply cocaine. The court heard that Bulcroft denied he was Yummycub and claimed to police that he did not own an encrypted device. In February, Bulcroft's 43-year-old co-defendant Williams pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to supply, possessing cannabis with intent to supply, and possessing criminal property. He has been released on conditional bail ahead of his sentencing. The court also heard that Williams and Bulcroft had been friends for several years and had agreed 'to get involved together in the sale of cocaine'. According to Mr Ponniah, police found 'a lot of cocaine' at Williams's house, and his fingerprints were found on money held by the McAllisters. Williams is said to have used the pseudonym ' on Encrochat. The Sentencing Council for England and Wales dictates that conspiracy to supply a Class A drug can see someone sentenced to a high-level community order, but with the harshest punishment being up to 16 years in prison. Per the BBC, a spokesperson for the British Boxing Board of Control Central Area Council said Bulcroft's licenses as a trainer, manager and promoter would be reviewed after his sentencing. No boxers associated with Bull are suspected of any wrongdoing.
Daily Mail
17-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
World champion boxing coach, 48, facing up to 16 YEARS in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine
A world champion boxing trainer and manager has been found guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine. Andrew Bulcroft, 48, who is better known in the boxing community as Stefy Bull, has been remanded in custody since February 28 after being accused of buying 'significant amounts' of cocaine under the pseudonym 'Yummycub' by using the Encrophat encrypted phone network. Bulcroft denied the charges against him, but a jury delivered a unanimously guilty verdict after a four-day trial at Sheffield Crown Court. He will now be sentenced along with his co-defendant Benjamin Williams at the same court on August 26. Williams pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy to supply cocaine, possessing cocaine with intent to supply, possessing cannabis with intent to supply and possessing criminal property, and has been released on conditional bail ahead of his sentencing. Bulcroft's sentencing had been due to take place last month but was pushed back to later this summer due to the availability of his legal team. The sentencing range for conspiracy to supply a Class A drug ranges from a high-level community order to 16 years imprisonment, according to the Sentencing Council for England and Wales. Bulcroft has worked with multiple world champions, including Terri Harper (right), but is now facing up to 16 years in jail Bulcroft is a former professional boxer who faced Amir Khan back in 2007 before turning his hand to training and management. Based in Doncaster, he has worked with a number of elite fighters, including three-weight female world champion Terri Harper. He also previously guided the career of ex-world champion Jamie McDonnell, as well as Maxi Hughes and Jason Cunningham, who have won major titles as professionals. Harper successfully defended her WBO lightweight belt last month, but Bulcroft was not in her corner. Court documents revealed how prosecutor Sam Ponniah told jurors police found messages between Bulcroft and Christopher and Jonathan McAllister - who were jailed in 2022 for importing Class A drugs. Ponniah told the court how messages sent between March and May 2020 showed Yummycub 'enquiring about buying kilos of cocaine at around £38,000 a go'. The police turned their attention to finding out who Yummycub was, and found that a message asking one of the McAllisters to meet at 'my gym' shared the same postcode as Bulcroft's former boxing gym in Denaby Main. Another message telling the McAllisters to meet at 'my house' also matched Bulcroft's home address. Bulcroft replied 'thank you' to a happy birthday message on May 10, 2020, with Ponniah claiming this made it 'crystal clear' he was Yummycub. Bulcroft denied the allegation and claimed one of his fighters must have been Yummycub after revealing how they would sometimes stay at his house. He did not name an alternative suspect, and there is no indication of any wrongdoing from any fighters associated with Bull.
The Sun
17-06-2025
- The Sun
World champion boxing trainer and Amir Khan's former opponent found guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine
WORLD CHAMPION boxing trainer Andrew Bulcroft suggested one of his fighters was an alleged drug dealer - before he was found guilty of intent to supply. The 48-year-old - better known in boxing as Stefy Bull - has been remanded in custody since 28 February. 2 The Doncaster man was convicted by a jury at Sheffield Crown Court and will be sentenced at the same court on 26 August. The court heard Bulcroft - whose most celebrated fighter is three-weight world champ Terri Harper - used the Encrochat encrypted phone network to buy "significant amounts" of cocaine under the pseudonym "Yummycub". Bulcroft denied he was Yummycub but claimed boxers he trained would sometimes stay at his house and one of them was Yummycub. Bulcroft did not name anyone he suspected it might have been and there is no suggestion of wrongdoing from any of the fighters associated with Bull. In the ring, Bulcroft was a British lightweight champion in 2006 but he went on to lose against Amir Khan and Curtis Woodhouse, before retiring in 2010. In the corner, Bulcroft earned respect for the work he did with twins Jamie and Gavin McDonnell and Jason Cunningham. The sentencing range for conspiracy to supply a Class A drug ranges from a high-level community order to 16 years imprisonment. A spokesperson for the British Boxing Board of Control Central Area Council said Bulcroft's licenses as a trainer, manager and promoter would be reviewed following his sentencing. Bulcroft became a trainer, manager and promoter after hanging up his gloves in 2010. His stable included British, European and world champions, including three-weight world champion Harper.
BBC News
17-06-2025
- BBC News
Doncaster boxing coach Stefy Bull guilty of drugs supply
A world champion boxing trainer and manager has been found guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine, the BBC can Bulcroft, better known in the boxing world as Stefy Bull, has been remanded in custody since 28 February, when he was convicted by a jury at Sheffield Crown 48-year-old, from Doncaster, will be sentenced along with his co-defendant Benjamin Williams at the same court on 26 trial heard how he used the Encrochat encrypted phone network to buy "significant amounts" of cocaine under the pseudonym "Yummycub". A former professional boxer turned trainer, manager and promoter, Bull's stable has included champions at British, European and world is perhaps best known for guiding the career of three-weight world champion Terri Harper, as well as several other Doncaster-based fighters who have competed at international include Jamie McDonnell, Maxi Hughes and Jason of Crane Moore Close in Harlington, denied the charge against him but a jury delivered a unanimously guilty verdict after a four-day was due to be sentenced last month, but the case was pushed back to August due to the availability of his legal team. 'Buying significant amounts' In court documents seen by the BBC, prosecutor Sam Ponniah told jurors police found messages between the defendant and Christopher and Jonathan McAllister - who were jailed in 2022 for importing Class A drugs - after authorities infiltrated Encrochat servers in messages were exchanged between March and May of 2020 and revealed Bulcroft to be part of a conspiracy to supply cocaine, he said."There are conversations where Yummycub speaks to the McAllisters, or an associate of them, and is enquiring about buying kilos of cocaine at around £38,000 a go," Mr Poniah told the court."Naturally the police wanted to work out who Yummycub was because clearly they were involved in buying significant amounts of drugs directly from importers."Bulcroft, who once shared the ring with Amir Khan, was also referred to as 'The Boxer' by the McAllisters, the court asked one of them to meet him at "the gym" which shared the same postcode as his former boxing gym in Denaby Main, as well as "my house", a location which matched his then home also replied "Thank You" to a happy birthday message on 10 May 2020 - the date of his birthday - which Mr Poniah said made it "crystal clear" he was Yummycub. The court heard Bulcroft denied he was Yummycub and told police he did not own an encrypted said boxers he trained would sometimes stay at his house and it must have been one of them who was Yummycub, but did not name anyone he suspected it might have is no suggestion of wrongdoing from any of the fighters associated with 43, of Church Street in Mexborough, pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy to supply cocaine, possessing cocaine with intent to supply, possessing cannabis with intent to supply and possessing criminal has been released on conditional bail ahead of court heard how he and Bulcroft had been good friends for several years and had agreed "to get involved together in the sale of cocaine".Mr Poniah said police found "a lot of cocaine" at Williams' house, as well as his fingerprints on money held by the had used the pseudonym " on Encrochat, the court was told. According to the Sentencing Council for England and Wales, the sentencing range for conspiracy to supply a Class A drug ranges from a high-level community order to 16 years imprisonment.A spokesperson for the British Boxing Board of Control Central Area Council said Bulcroft's licenses as a trainer, manager and promoter would be reviewed following his sentencing. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
The Independent
29-05-2025
- Business
- The Independent
WBO lightweight champion Terri Harper reveals free agent status, eyes unification with Caroline Dubois next
Terri Harper has suggested that she is currently a free agent, with the WBO lightweight champion under the impression she is not tied to any promotion. Represented by Matchroom since signing with Eddie Hearn 's promotion in 2019, Harper's headlining show at Doncaster Rovers' Eco-Power Stadium last week was organised by Izzy Asif's GBM Sports. Matchroom did post a message of good luck on their socials on fight night, but Harper, 16-2-2 (6), believes that she is currently without a promoter. Watch over 150 boxing events a year live on DAZN - subscribe now The Yorkshire-fighter cruised to a win over previously unbeaten Natalie Zimmermann in front of her home crowd, marking the first defence of the WBO crown she won against Rhiannon Dixon in September 2024. Despite lacking a promoter, Harper has a clear vision for the next steps of her career. The three-weight world champion seems set on pursuing a clash with Caroline Dubois for a unification bout. Dubois is the WBC's champion at lightweight, with the pair trading words as a demonstration of their willingness to share a ring. Touted as one of Britain's best boxing prospects, 24-year-old Dubois is represented by Ben Shalom 's BOXXER promotion. Speaking to Boxing King Media, Harper shared: 'I believe I'm a free agent. I'll have a little break away and speak with my team. We have an offer in for Dubois, but nothing's confirmed. I gave so much to this sport over the years, and I want to see what the best offers are for me and what's going to financially do the best for my career as well.' Despite currently being without a promoter, Harper was quick to thank Asif and GBM Sports for enabling her to headline a card in her hometown of Doncaster. Enjoy 185+ fights a year on DAZN, the Global Home of Boxing Never miss a fight from top promoters. Watch on your devices anywhere, anytime. See Schedule ADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent. She added: 'I'm grateful for Izzy and GBM for creating a special moment for me in my career.' Harper appears confident that a fight with Dubois could be made in the coming weeks, with the duo clearly keen on facing each other. '[Dubois] rubs me up the wrong way – she gets my fire burning,' Harper continued. 'I hope that's what comes next. I'll wait and see if any contracts turn up over the next few weeks.'
