The head of Matchroom Boxing, Eddie Hearn, joined the criticism of the fight between Vitor Belfort and Evander Holyfield, which ended with an early defeat of the legendary boxer in the first round. The 58-year-old Holyfield, a former undisputed heavyweight champion, stepped in on a week’s notice. Belfort, a former UFC champion, was scheduled to…
The head of the Matchroom Boxing promotion company Eddie Hearn believes that the WBC should deprive Tyson Fury of the championship title if his fight with American Deontay Wilder does not take place in October. The main promoter, who oversees the careers of Tyson Fury’s rivals Anthony Joshua and Dillian White, doubts whether the fight…
Eddie Hearn, the promoter of the owner of the temporary WBC heavyweight title Dillian Whyte, said that he is not averse to seeing the next opponent of the British veteran of the ring from the United States Chris Arreola. While that’s not exactly what you would call a ‘big fight,’ it’s probably the best Whyte…
Eddie Hearn, the promoter of the new IBF featherweight champion (126-lb), the British Kid Galahad, said that he was not going to “pickle” his fighter in passing title defenses. Last Saturday night, Galahad 28-1, 17 KOs) won the vacant IBF featherweight title with his splendid eleventh round stoppage victory over James ‘Jazza’ Dickens (30-4, 11…
British heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte does not want to wait until the end of autumn to hold his next performance, which, according to him, may not take place in the United States if circumstances require it. Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs) had been positioned to fight on the undercard of Canelo vs. Dmitry Bivol on September…
Interim WBC world heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte is ready to enter the ring with Deontay Wilder on short notice instead of Tyson Fury, who passed a positive test for coronavirus the day before. This was announced by the promoter of the British boxer Eddie Hearn. It should be noted that White plans to hold his…
The head of the Matchroom Boxing promotion company Eddie Hearn does not believe that the former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will be able to radically change after losing in a rematch with the WBC title holder Tyson Fury. According to the promoter, the “Bronze Bomber” is psychologically broken after that fight. So confident that…
Promoter Eddie Hearn will be meeting this Wednesday with Canelo Alvarez to begin preparation to start negotiations for an undisputed fight with IBF super middleweight champion Caleb ‘Sweethands’ Plant for September 11th. Hearn says Canelo (56-1-2, 38 KOs) absolutely wants the fight with the unbeaten Plant (21-0, 12 KOs) to capture the final title in the 168-lb division. “We’ve…
Eddie Hearn discusses the launch of the second Fight Camp, gives an update on Anthony Joshua-Oleksandr Usyk, Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant, talks Conor Benn and explains why he made the switch from Sky Sports to DAZN Eddie Hearn Says Conor Benn Will Be Ready For World Title Shot In 3 Fights “He’s better than…
Eddie Hearn has said that terms have been agreed for IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk for a fight on September 18th or 25th at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium or Wembley Stadium. Eddie Hearn says he expects an announcement forthcoming, possibly during the weekend or early next week for the Joshua – Usyk fight….
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