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Warren 'consented to TV programme'

Rachel Borrill
Friday 30 October 1992 00:02 GMT
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FRANK WARREN, the boxing promoter, consented to a television programme being broadcast and then issued a libel writ against Terry Marsh, the former world light welterweight boxing champion, the High Court was told yesterday.

Mark Warby, for Mr Marsh, told the jury that two Thames TV executives had asked for Mr Warren's permission to broadcast the sports programme. 'He can't come before you in all common sense and justice to ask for damages for what he freely agreed to be broadcast,' he said.

Mr Warren, 40, of Tewinwater, Hertfordshire, is suing Mr Marsh for damages over comments he made on Thames Television's Midweek Sports Special in January 1989, which implied he had allowed Mr Marsh to sign a contract for a fight, knowing he was suffering from epilepsy. Mr Marsh, 34, of Basildon, Essex, denies libel.

Mr Warby described Mr Warren's legal action as a 'grudge match' and asked the jury to consider why Mr Marsh should lie. He was trying to obtain a licence and it would not have been in his interests to alienate Mr Warren.

Thomas Shields, for Mr Warren, told the jury that Mr Marsh was not a reliable witness. He said Mr Warren's reputation as a promoter had been damaged and asked the jury to award a 'sensible and decent sum.'

The jury is expected to consider its verdict today.

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