Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing are flying right now on the back of that massive deal to sign welterweight sensation Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis.
Hearn swooped to sign a multi-fight promotional deal with newly-crowned IBF world champion Ennis (31-0) on Wednesday, sending shockwaves through the sport.
But that deal could be the tip of the iceberg with the Essex magnate now claiming he is in talks with a string of other superstars as his stable goes from strength to strength.
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Hearn was asked by Boxing News on YouTube (watch the full interview at the bottom of this page) if he’d be looking at other fighters – notably from PBC with Al Haymon’s operation yet to announce their full 2024 schedule. His response was tantalising.
Hearn on potential new signings
“Not just PBC fighters, but I would say we are talking to four or five fighters in the top 10 of the pound-for-pound list, or call it top 15 arguably, if you make your own list.
“There are a lot of fighters available, a lot of fighters looking to get active. We can’t take them all on, we just don’t have the dates – it’s impossible – and I don’t want to underdeliver for a fighter.
“But it’s a very exciting time and our stable’s looking incredibly strong.”
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Things could not be going better for Hearn and Matchroom right now, with stable star Anthony Joshua right back at the top table of heavyweight boxing, and waiting for a world title shot AND that megafight vs Tyson Fury.
Hearn is also now enjoying a massively productive working relationship with long-time bitter promotional rival Frank Warren as they deliver huge fights in that lucrative Saudi Arabian market.
The next step in that direction will be that much-hyped 5 on 5 card vs Warren’s stable in Riyadh on June 1. A London press conference next week is expected to deliver all the key details on that.
