The details for that blockbusting Eddie Hearn vs Frank Warren card in June are trickling out – and now we have the official weight details CONFIRMED.
British boxing’s two biggest promotional rivals have had a brutal back and forth down the years on social media and via boxing’s plethora of YouTube outlets. But until recently they had never even met – astonishing.
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Now though, thanks to that enormous investment in the sport by Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, they are working together happily on major fights. Including new a ground-breaking bill which pits their stables against each other in a 5 on 5 card.
The pair were joined by GEA chairman Turki Alalshikh (the man behind this event) to reveal the weights, and we now have all those details ahead of the fighter reveal at an upcoming London press conference.
Hearn vs Warren weights
So the 5 weights for the Hearn vs Warren June showdown in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, are as follows:
- Heavyweight (chosen by Frank Warren)
- Featherweight (chosen by Eddie Hearn)
- Middleweight (chosen by Frank Warren)
- Light-heavyweight (chosen by Eddie Hearn)
- Heavyweight (chosen by Turki Alalshikh)
The Hearn vs Warren 5 on 5 is not the only big thing to look out for on June 1 of course – the bill is topped by that fantastic light-heavyweight unification match pitting Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol.
Hearn vs Warren scoring rules
So the rules for that June 1 card work like this.
- The winner of each fight scores 1 point
- Each promoter can choose one fight to be their ‘captain’
- If the ‘captain’ wins their fight, they get 2 points
