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Eddie Hearn really seems interested in jumping into mixed martial arts promotion (MMA). In a recent Instagram post he brought up promoting MMA again and he seems to feel Logan Paul can help him do it. Paul has teased jumping into MMA before and even tr…
Eddie Hearn really seems interested in jumping into mixed martial arts promotion (MMA). In a recent Instagram post he brought up promoting MMA again and he seems to feel Logan Paul can help him do it. Paul has teased jumping into MMA before and even trained with UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa. Over the weekend, […]
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Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn says Dana White is being “mad” by pressing ahead with UFC 249 on April 18. The UFC President has been determined to hold events despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent global travel bans. He has been forced to postponed shows in London, Columbus, and Portland but insists UFC 249 […]
The UFC President has been determined to hold events despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent global travel bans. He has been forced to postponed shows in London, Columbus, and Portland but insists UFC 249 will go ahead and he is now making plans to do weekly fights.
Hearn confesses he is usually the type of person to try press on at all costs but right now he has no interest in doing that, speaking to Express Sport he said.
“It’s unbelievable, I’d like to think that in boxing, there’s no-one more roll your sleeves up and get on with it than me. But even I wouldn’t consider staging an event right now. I’m not even thinking about options, not even on the radar.
“This is stubbornness,” Hearn added. These are many of the things that make him successful but at some point you have to sit back and say ‘white flag’. I’m quite surprised ESPN are going ahead with this, obviously they want ratings and money. But with Sky Sports and DAZN, I would not be allowed to stage events right now. It’s bad taste to be quite honest.”
“He wants to be a trailblazer, people have told him he can’t do it,” Hearn said. “But I know the feeling of being told something and you do it anyway. Half of me admires him for cracking on but the other half says ‘come on don’t be mad’.
“I was on the phone with Bob Arum yesterday with [Kubrat] Pulev’s team too and Arum’s like ‘I like you guys but why are we wasting our time on this call? Let’s speak at the end of the month and we’ll know more’,” Hearn added. “It hasn’t really affected our business too much. Financially we’re okay, other than some initial costs which we couldn’t get back.
“We’ve built up a decent business over the last eight years, we’re in a strong position with good liquidity.”
Is Eddie Hearn right to criticize Dana White for pressing ahead with events?
Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn feels Dana White’s decision to continue running UFC events is in “bad taste.” The coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll globally. There have been over 1,400,000 cases worldwide and over 80,000 deaths acco…
Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn feels Dana White’s decision to continue running UFC events is in “bad taste.” The coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll globally. There have been over 1,400,000 cases worldwide and over 80,000 deaths according to John Hopkins University. The good news is that nearly 300,000 people have recovered from COVID-19 as of […]
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Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing have become a powerful force in combat sports. With the partnership with DAZN, it seems more fans of arena combat have come to know the UK based promoter’s name. Even the mixed martial arts community is familiar with th…
Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing have become a powerful force in combat sports. With the partnership with DAZN, it seems more fans of arena combat have come to know the UK based promoter’s name. Even the mixed martial arts community is familiar with the parody, “No Context Hearn” account when it comes to generating some […]
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Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed he will do all he can to make Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury a reality this year. Following Fury’s WBC heavyweight title win over Deontay Wilder over the weekend, Hearn called for a title unification fight with current unified heavyweight champion Joshua in the summer. Many were skeptical […]
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed he will do all he can to make Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury a reality this year.
Following Fury’s WBC heavyweight title win over Deontay Wilder over the weekend, Hearn called for a title unification fight with current unified heavyweight champion Joshua in the summer.
Many were skeptical give how a Joshua vs. Wilder title unification fight never materialized two years ago. However, Hearn says some broadcasting issues aside, everyone involved wants to make this fight happen.
“He’s [Fury] promoted by [Top Rank CEO] Bob Arum predominantly,” Hearn told Sky Sports. “Frank Warren is also involved, MTK are his management company. I’ve spoke to Top Rank and I’ve spoke to MTK straight after the fight. Everybody is very clear on this. Everybody wants this fight – Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, MTK, Top Rank, Frank Warren, Matchroom. There are some hurdles to overcome on the broadcasting, but nothing too much.
“I promise you this fight will happen. If we have to fight (Kubrat) Pulev, we’ve got to beat Pulev, and if he has to fight Wilder, he’s got to beat Wilder again. Both of those things will happen. Fury will beat Wilder again and Joshua will knock Pulev clean out, despite Bob Arum telling us very differently. You will get this fight. We will do everything that it takes to make this fight.”
As Hearn mentioned, Kubrat Pulev is set to challenge Joshua next as his IBF mandatory. Meanwhile, Wilder has revealed that he does plan on triggering his rematch clause. That means a summer title unification fight is out of the window.
But should both fighters get through those next bouts, Hearn is confident a big British showdown will occur, especially with both camps wanting the fight:
“Last time, you had us and Team Wilder and we were locking heads,” Hearn added. “Right now, you have two guys and two camps that genuinely want this fight, that genuinely will do everything that they can to make this fight. It is the only fight.
“When are we ever going to get the chance of two British world heavyweight champions fighting for the undisputed title against each other? It’s never happened before it will never happen again. We’d be clowns, we’d be idiots if we didn’t make this fight. We believe we win the fight, they believe they win the fight, so let’s see it.”
Do you think we’ll see it this year?
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn wants an Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury fight to happen later this year. Fury became the WBC heavyweight champion following his seventh-round TKO win over Deontay Wilder last night. In the process, he established himself as arguably the best heavyweight in the sport today. Wilder does have a rematch clause […]
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn wants an Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury fight to happen later this year.
Fury became the WBC heavyweight champion following his seventh-round TKO win over Deontay Wilder last night. In the process, he established himself as arguably the best heavyweight in the sport today.
Wilder does have a rematch clause which he must reportedly trigger within 30 days. However, given the nature of the fight, many in the combat sport world would prefer to see Fury face domestic rival and current WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO champion Joshua.
And despite the accusations heading his way about wanting to protect his star fighter, Hearn wants to make the fight happen and says Joshua wants it as well:
“Of course I am!” Hearn replied to a fan who said he wouldn’t let Joshua near Fury following the latter’s win. “And AJ wants it bad..this fight is gonna and has to happen this year!”
Hearn added there was no need for a Fury vs. Wilder trilogy and called for a title unification fight with Joshua to happen in the summer:
“No need for a third let’s go straight to it in the Summer! #undisputed”
Of course, things like this have been said in the past before as well. We’ll just have to wait and see if the stars align for the heavyweight title unification fight everyone has been dying to see.
Do you think we’ll see Joshua vs. Fury this year?