Eddie Hearn feels that his promotional company — and the fights that they create with their key broadcasting partner — does not get the recognition it deserves.
Hearn, the head of Matchroom Boxing, recently expressed some annoyance at what he feels is a lack of recognition from fans and industry peers toward the fight schedule that his company has created for DAZN, the streaming platform with which Matchroom has an extensive content deal.
The British promoter pointed to several fights that had just taken place and several in the future as evidence of what he believes is the best boxing schedule in the sport. Past highlights includes the recent heavyweight unification rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk, the light heavyweight title bout between Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol in May, and the women’s lightweight undisputed bout between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano.
As for upcoming fights, Hearn mentioned several that he was especially keen on, including the trilogy bout between Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin, the British catchweight fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr., the postponed featherweight title bout between Leigh Wood and Mauricio Lara, the light heavyweight title bout between Bivol and Gilberto Ramirez, and the recently announced flyweight trilogy bout between Roman Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada.
“I feel like because of what we do, and because of the schedule that DAZN has put together, it’s like, sometimes, we don’t get credit for the fights or the schedules,” Hearn said on The DAZN Boxing Show. “But when you actually break it down, coming off the back of AJ versus Usyk, Canelo against Triple G, Benn against Eubank, even Wood against Lara, Chocolatito against Estrada, Canelo-Bivol, Bivol against Ramirez, Katie Taylor against Serrano. Like, guys, c’mon, we are putting on the biggest nights and fights globally in the sport.”
Hearn said he and DAZN would like a little credit every now and again — but he isn’t holding his breath.
“You don’t really need the pat on the back but every now and again it’s nice—maybe that’s what happens when you pack up your bag and retire,” Hearn said. “It’s frustrating sometimes when I look at the schedule and who else is doing that? Who else is putting on those fights, those nights on, those fanfares globally, selling out arenas, the production.”
