By Lem Satterfield

IBF/IBO/WBA 154-pound champion Jarrett Hurd said he "turned down" an offer from Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn of England to join DAZN’s streaming service, calling it “a no-brainer” because his advisor “Al [Haymon] was already doing better.”

Hurd made his comments during a recent interview with Tha Boxing Voice hosted by Nestor Gibbs, and is aligned with Haymon Boxing’s Premier Boxing Champions, which has three- and four-year deals with the Showtime and Fox networks.

Hurd did not specify the timing of Hearn's approach,  but the 28-year-old Accokeek, Maryland, resident has expressed interest in fighting former 147-pound champion, Kell Brook, of England, who is aligned with Hearn.

Among his considerations for his next defense, Hurd listed Brook, title challenger Julian Williams, or the winner of a rematch between Jermell Charlo and Tony Harrison, the latter of whom dethroned Charlo as WBC champion by unanimous decision last month.

“Of course we’ll go over to the UK. I’m trying to not just be an international fighter. I’m trying to be an all over the world fighter. We would definitely love to fight in the UK,” said Hurd.

“I know how the fight would play out with [Brook.] We can’t leave it up to the judges because we’re going over there to his home town, so if we’re definitely going over to the UK, I’m definitely going for the knockout.”

After saying that Hean's offer did not specifically address a Book fight, Hurd engaged in a short sequence that went as follows:

Host Michael Gross: Has [Eddie Hearn] approached you with a joining Matchroom USA and possibly DAZN offer?

Hurd: “Oh yeah, he offered that to me, but I’m happy over here with Al Haymon, and I turned down the offer.”

Gibbs: It obviously wasn’t good enough, but, like, how good was it?

Hurd: Well, put it like this: Whatever they offered me, Al was already doing better, so it was a no-brainer.

“These guys run these offers down for a reason. Al takes care of his fighters over here on this side and he’s dong such a great job with us, man, why leave?,” said Hurd. “Now he’s just got the big network on prime time TV with FOX, and you can’t get no better than that. It’s almost as good as being on ESPN.”