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A multi-million dollar legal action by Belfast boxer Carl Frampton against his former trainer Barry McGuigan has started in Belfast.
The former world champion claims he is owed prize money for fights in Northern Ireland, England and the United States.
Lawyers for Barry McGuigan have said all of the allegations are categorically denied.
The pair of former world champions, the Clones Cyclone McGuigan, and their protégé, the young boxer from Belfast known as Jackal, were once a boxing dream team.
Today they were on opposite sides in a courtroom.
Frampton is suing his former manager and a company run by his family, Cyclone Promotions, for alleged failure to pay the award.
In a previous court hearing the claim was said to be for alleged unpaid winnings of more than £ 4 million.
Mr. Frampton is being sued in a separate legal action by Mr. McGuigan for alleged breach of contract.
Both men deny any wrongdoing.
A lawyer for Frampton told the Belfast High Court that his client trusted McGuigan to take care of his career when he signed a contract to become his manager.
He said that Mr. McGuigan had indicated to Mr. Frampton that he considered him his fourth child.
Gavin Millar QC told the court that the relationship between them began to deteriorate in late 2016, a year before the Belfast boxer officially cut ties with McGuigan.
The lawyer said events had indicated to his client that “her trust was being abused.”
It claimed that McGuigan had repeatedly breached contractual obligations during the period from February 2012 to August 2017.
The attorney said these included obligations to ensure Frampton received all due and proper earnings and rewards, and to protect his best interests.
He claimed there was also a breach of the transparency obligation as the financial arrangements for the fights and ticket sales had been kept secret from the Belfast boxer.
He alleged that Barry McGuigan had not acted in good faith and had failed Carl Frampton as his manager and agent.
Speaking before Carl Frampton took the stand to testify, a lawyer for Barry McGuigan said the case is about honesty and who is telling the truth.
Liam McCollum QC told the judge: “Our case is that Mr. Frampton is certainly not telling the truth.”
McGuigan’s lawyers have previously emphasized that all of the allegations will be categorically denied and accused Frampton of lying about profit deals.
In his evidence, Frampton told the court that he signed his contracts with Barry McGuigan in trust and that he had not been advised to seek legal advice.
The case is expected to last two weeks.
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