Maybe it’s a post-Valentine’s Day rebuttal of sorts, but it’s been a time of ruthless betrayal in the fight business. Last week, Zuffa Boxing snatched Conor Benn from his former handler Eddie Hearn in what many fans felt was an act of utter disloyalty, even as cooler minds called it “business.” What bothered people was…
When Dana White and Zuffa Boxing announced the shock signing of British welterweight star Conor Benn on Friday, it was a move that surprised everyone within the sport. Benn had been with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom promotional stable since his professional debut in 2016 and the pair had overcome a significant amount of adversity on their…
Eddie Hearn has said he hopes Anthony Joshua will return to boxing after the heavyweight’s involvement in a fatal car crash, but the promoter is making no promises. On December 29, Joshua was injured in a car accident in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two of his close friends. Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz”…
During today’s initial press conference for Teófimo López vs. Shakur Stevenson, two other fighters from the same weight class were present and ended up engaging in some long banter for the cameras. Both Richardson Hitchins and Keyshawn Davis went head-to-head to apparently agree to meet next year right in front of Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn….
