Hearn hopeful of Battle of Britain Fury fight with Joshua April 16, 2025 Matchroom bigwig Eddie Hearn has said he is hopeful boxing fans will still get to watch Anthony Joshua take on Tyson Fury in the future. Hearn’s optimism comes despite Fury retiring for the fourth time in January. There have been calls from British boxing fans to see a Battle of Britain fight at Wembley Stadium [...]
Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren interview: ‘Let’s not f*** this up’ April 7, 2025 Listening to Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren bounce off each other it is easy to forget they were sworn enemies until around 18 months ago. That was when Saudi sports impresario Turki Alalshikh essentially instructed Britain’s two biggest boxing promoters to bury the hatchet if they wanted to keep staging lucrative fights at his expense [...]
Dazn’s Pete Oliver on growth, ‘insane’ fights, boxing’s golden era and TKO April 3, 2025 Dazn’s CEO of Growth Markets Pete Oliver is bullish about the sports streamer’s growth as it leans into boxing and its Saudi relationship – and, he says, Dana White’s TKO is welcome. What’s the only thing crazier than stopping rush hour traffic in downtown New York City to stage a high-profile boxing event in Times [...]
Dazn’s French football row ‘a warning signal’ for other leagues February 27, 2025 European football leagues have been warned off selling their media rights to sports streaming platform Dazn by credit rating agency Morningstar DBRS. It comes amid a legal row between Dazn and French football chiefs over the rights to Ligue 1 due to lower than expected take-up of its subscriptions from consumers. Morningstar DBRS said partnering [...]
Saudi Arabia’s Surj Sports Investment confirms stake in Dazn February 17, 2025 Saudi Arabia’s Surj Sports Investment has confirmed that it has taken a minority stake in streaming platform Dazn and entered into a joint venture aimed at showing more events taking place in the kingdom. The announcement confirms long-running rumours of Saudi investment in Dazn and despite the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), of which Surj [...]
Hearn eyes Croke Park for Katie Taylor homecoming fight November 27, 2024 Katie Taylor could take on Amanda Serrano in a huge trilogy fight on home soil at Croke Park in Dublin, says the Irish star’s promoter Eddie Hearn. Undisputed light-welterweight champion Taylor and Serrano clashed for the second time on the undercard of the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight in Las Vegas earlier this month. The card, [...]
Usyk gives up IBF belt as Joshua and Dubois agree Wembley bout June 26, 2024 Undisputed boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has voluntarily given up his IBF heavyweight belt to ensure Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois have a prize to fight for in September. The clash between the two brits was confirmed on Wednesday in Wembley ahead of the fight on 21 September. “Anthony and Daniel, listen. I know the IBF [...]
Daniel Dubois 22-2 career boxing record IN FULL June 25, 2024 Daniel Dubois battered Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium last year, knocking the Brit out in a dominant performance. And his 22-2 record is impressive. He takes on Joseph Parker in the latest edition of Riyadh Season in Saudi Arabia this weekend. He has won 21 fights by knockout and one by decision while the Londoner’s [...]
Anthony Joshua 28-4 career boxing record IN FULL June 25, 2024 With Anthony Joshua losing to Daniel Dubois in front of a British record 96,000 crowd at Wembley Stadium at the weekend, what does his professional record look like? Joshua has 28 wins in his career, 25 by knockout and three by decision. He has lost two fights by knockout and two by decision. Joshua full [...]
Anthony Joshua v Oleksandr Usyk helps boost profits at Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom March 11, 2024 Anthony Joshua's first heavyweight boxing bout against Oleksandr Usyk helped fill the coffers of Eddie Hearn's Matchroom group, new documents have revealed.