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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.
BBC News
a day ago
- 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
