Eddie Hearn feels that his promotion company, and the feuds they create with his key broadcast partner, are not getting the recognition they deserve.
Hearn, the boss of Matchroom Boxing, recently expressed some annoyance at what he feels is a lack of recognition by fans and industry peers towards the fight schedule his company has created for DAZN, the streaming platform with which Matchroom has an extensive content agreement.
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 include the recent heavyweight unification rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk, the light heavyweight title fight between Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol in May, and the undisputed women’s lightweight bout between Katie Taylor. and Amanda Serrano.
As for upcoming fights, Hearn mentioned several he was especially interested in, including the trilogy between Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin, the British middleweight bout between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr., the postponed featherweight title fight between Leigh Wood and Mauricio Lara, the light heavyweight title fight between Bivol and Gilberto Ramirez, and the recently announced flyweight trilogy fight 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, sometimes we don’t get credit for the fights or the schedules,” Hearn said on The DAZN Boxing Show. “But when you really break it down, coming off the back of AJ vs. Usyk, Canelo vs. Triple G, Benn vs. Eubank, even Wood vs. Lara, Chocolatito vs. Estrada, Canelo-Bivol, Bivol vs. Ramirez, Katie Taylor vs. Serrano. Guys, come on, we’re putting on the biggest nights and fights globally in the sport.”
Hearn said that he and DAZN would like a little credit once in a while, but he’s not holding his breath.
“You don’t really need a pat on the back, but every once in a while it’s nice, maybe that’s what happens when you pack up and retire,” Hearn said. “Sometimes it’s frustrating when I look at the schedule and who else is doing that? Who else is organizing those fights, those nights, those worldwide fanfares, filling stadiums, the production?
