Hearn on Not Promoting Kambosos-Haney: I’m Gutted, It Was Hard For Devin As Well
Eddie Hearn admitted he was smarting over the fact that he will not be presiding over longtime client Devin Haney’s undisputed lightweight bout.
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Khan Was 'Seriously Considering' Josh Taylor at 147 Before Retirement, Says Shalom
Amir Khan was apparently mulling over an intriguing bout before he decided to hang up the gloves. The former junior welterweight titlist and Olympian from Bolton, England, announced his retirement last week, capping an accomplished and entertaining career in the professional ranks.
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Hearn on Jarrell Miller Return: I Take it Personally With Him; I'd Never Work With Him Again
Eddie Hearn is clearly no fan of his former, disgraced heavyweight client Jarrell Miller. The Matchroom head used to promote Jarrell Miller, the brash heavyweight contender from Brooklyn whose career was derailed by a flurry of failed drug tests. But Hearn cut ties with him after Miller tested positive in three separate drug samples ahead of his scheduled title bout with Anthony Joshua, Hearn’s longtime star client, in 2019.
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Hearn Prefers Canelo-Golovkin in Fall; Proposes Bivol Face Buatsi-Richards Winner, Smith or Ramirez
Eddie Hearn has what he feels is the best career move for Canelo Alvarez, but it will be up to the Mexican superstar to decide if he wants to follow through with it. Alvarez, the undisputed 168-pound champion, is coming off an upset loss earlier this month at the hands of Dmitry Bivol in their 12-round light heavyweight title bout for Bivol’s WBA 175-pound belt at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Bivol won on scorecards that read 115-113 across the board.
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Hearn Fires Back at De La Hoya's Comments: 'Don't Do Drugs, Kids'
Eddie Hearn could not help but be amused by the recent criticism directed at him by fellow promoter Oscar De La Hoya. De La Hoya, the head of Golden Boy Promotions, excoriated Hearn recently after Canelo Alvarez dropped a unanimous decision to Dmitry Bivol earlier this month in their 12-round light heavyweight title bout at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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Promoter: Usyk is Not Fighting For Himself; He’s Fighting for the Whole Democratic World
In the end, Oleksandr Uysk decided he could do more for his country in the ring than hunkered down in a basement. The WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight champion made headlines last month when he announced he would temporarily forgo his rematch with Anthony Joshua in order to assist his homeland of Ukraine in its fight against the ongoing Russian invasion.
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Conor Benn on Keith Thurman: That's the Main Fight I Want Out of the Whole Bunch; I'd Be Too Much for Him
Conor Benn wants a big name on his burgeoning ledger, and he knows exactly whom he would like that to be. The hard punching, rising British welterweight recently has not been shy about his desire to swap punches with a credible 147-pound contender for this next bout, possibly in July. Benn is coming off a 2nd-round demolition job of Chris van Heerden last month in Manchester, England, the latest victim in a string of over-the-hill contenders Benn has blown out.
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Jarrell Miller Comeback Bout Set for June 25 on Triller
The boxing exile of Jarrell Miller is fast approaching an end. Miller, the brash heavyweight contender who saw his once promising career go belly-up from a slew of drug test failures, is set to return to the ring June 25 as the headliner on a Triller Fight Club card. Out of the ring for nearly four years, the Brooklyn native is expected to face Nigeria’s Onoriode Ehwarieme.
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Hearn Says Canelo-Golovkin III is "Bigger" Now After Canelo Loss to Bivol
Canelo Alvarez may have seen his seemingly unstoppable momentum stymied recently, but his rare career misstep may have inadvertently pumped some wind into the sails of another fight on the horizon.
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Sergey Kovalev Outpoints Tervel Pulev Over 10 Rounds in Cruiserweight Debut
Sergey Kovalev’s start in a new weight class got off to an inauspicious start. In a clinical, if fairly uneventful, outing, Kovalev, the former longtime light heavyweight titlist from Russia, jabbed his way to a wide decision over Bulgaria’s Tervel Pulev in their 10-round cruiserweight main event of a Triller Fight Club card at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California.
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