Comments Thread For: Matchroom set to try 9pm start time for main events in 2025

[BoxingUpdates]

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed he will explore earlier main event start times in 2025.
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[wrecksracer]

Now tell Turki that nobody wants to see car give-a-ways, unnecessary awards, musical acts, etc....driving the main event past midnight. I want to see a fight, not an event.

[M312]

9pm main event makes so much sense. Right in Prime time and wouldn't clash with football.

10pm planned events can start very late when the undercard is slow.

Only problem is the habit of boxing fans needs to change, but would anyone complain once they were used to it?

[JeBron Lamez]

9pm main event makes so much sense. Right in Prime time and wouldn't clash with football.

10pm planned events can start very late when the undercard is slow.

Only problem is the habit of boxing fans needs to change, but would anyone complain once they were used to it?

Anyone who's ever run for a Tube after a fight at the O2 will be happy to change lol.

[wrecksracer]

9pm main event makes so much sense. Right in Prime time and wouldn't clash with football.

10pm planned events can start very late when the undercard is slow.

Only problem is the habit of boxing fans needs to change, but would anyone complain once they were used to it?

tbh, I preferred boxing on Saturday afternoons on Wide World of Sports when I was young. I'm not sure a younger audience is interested in tying up their Saturday nights for boxing. I'm older, and even I won't tie up my Saturday night unless it's a great fight. I guess boxing is just counting on their fans having nothing to do on a Saturday night.

[Hustle]

9pm main event makes so much sense. Right in Prime time and wouldn't clash with football.

10pm planned events can start very late when the undercard is slow.

Only problem is the habit of boxing fans needs to change, but would anyone complain once they were used to it?

9 is to early. Alabama vs Georgia was in the 2nd quarter at 9pm last Night

[Boricua181]

9pm main event makes so much sense. Right in Prime time and wouldn't clash with football.

10pm planned events can start very late when the undercard is slow.

Only problem is the habit of boxing fans needs to change, but would anyone complain once they were used to it?

I agree 100%. I can't stand having to wait so long for the main event to start.

[Bob]

Common sense at last.
Bitd in the 90s we'd head down the boozer, watch the card then head to a club or head home by 10 or 11at the latest, it was spot on.

It was Eddie that screwed it up in the first place, the late starts & please no more bands, unnecessary national anthems, blarring music between rounds, less build up, just walk to the ring & not everyone self important in attendance has to be announce by a gormless looking & sounding white rasta. Copy the ufc, killing it.

[Bob]

9 is to early. Alabama vs Georgia was in the 2nd quarter at 9pm last Night

Nobody cares about Muuurica, you are no longer the mecca of boxing. Youd rather watch a game of catch with pads on with to many breaks.

[Elheath]

If anything 9pm still feels late for me, I like the 8pm main event timeframe Amazon Prime does when they do the weekday Japanese boxing cards.

Must be a society/work thing but I'm used to waking up at 0530 to get to work at 0645-0700 and be home before 1600. From there I can chill, have dinner, and relax.