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Wimbledon champion Boris Becker sentenced for 2017 bankruptcy

Wimbledon champion Boris Becker sentenced for 2017 bankruptcy
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Three-time Wimbledon tennis champion Boris Becker has been sentenced to two and a half years behind bars in the UK for flouting the terms of his 2017 bankruptcy.

He was found guilty of transferring hundreds of thousands of pounds from his business account and failing to declare other assets.

Sky's Charlotte Lomas has been listening to the Judge, Deborah Taylor hand down the sentence.

"She went on to say that she accepted Boris Becker was in a state of chaos as a result o the bankruptcy order

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"But notable that there was no remorse shown or any acceptance of guilt, there has been no humility."

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