Four-time National Champion George Liddard Inks With Eddie Hearn After Successful 2022 Debut Billericay Middleweight prospect George Liddard has signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. The 20-year-old Essex native made a perfect start to life in the paid ranks by halting Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Nikola Matic in two rounds on the undercard of Dillian…
Dalton Smith, Gary Cully, Cheavon Clarke and Gamal Yafai feature on Wood vs Lara Undercard Dalton Smith will make the second defence of his British Super-Lightweight Title against Billy Allington on the undercard of Leigh Wood’s highly anticipated WBA Featherweight World Title showdown with avoided Mexican Mauricio Lara at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Saturday February 18, live worldwide…
Felix Cash Confirms Cordina vs Rakhimov Date Joe Cordina Defeats Edward Vazquez In December, Eddie Hearn told Boxing Social that Tajikistan’s Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov (17-0-1, 14 KOs) would defend his IBF super featherweight world title against former champion, Wales’ Joe Cordina (15-0, 9 KOs) in April at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales live on DAZN. Felix Cash, who trains in the…
2017 Ring Magazine Trainer Of The Year To Be Anthony Joshua\’s New Trainer Sources tell NoSmokeBoxing that former unified heavyweight champion, Britain’s Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) has chosen the 2017 Ring Magazine trainer of the year, Derrick James to be his new coach for the foreseeable future. James, who has his gym in Dallas, Texas, is the…
Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara Is Back On For Feb 18 In Nottingham, Live on DAZN Matchroom Boxing’s 2023 schedule in the UK is set to begin with a bang at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Saturday February 18 as hometown hero Leigh Wood puts his WBA Featherweight World Title on the line against big-punching Mexican Mauricio Lara,…
Canelo vs Bivol 2 Talks Have Begun With Light Heavyweight Champion\’s Side Ready To Talk Terms Vadim Kornilov, the manager of WBA Light Heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol, revealed to Boxing Social that the Bivol side has begun discussions with Matchroom Boxing for a rematch with Mexican star Canelo Alvarez, which is likely to take place…
Eddie Hearn Insists Lawrence Okolie Still Has One Fight Left On His Contract Matchroom Boxing\’s chairman Eddie Hearn insists that WBO world cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie has one fight remaining on his existing promotional deal although this has been disputed by both Okolie and his previous management 258 MGT. Hearn previously explained to the Ball &…
\’The Diva\’ Gary Cully set for a huge year after breakout 2022 Irish Lightweight star Gary Cully has signed a multi-fight extension with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing as he continues to work towards a World Title opportunity in the 135lbs division. The 26-year-old from Naas kicked off a memorable 2022 by earning an impressive fifth-round stoppage win…
Canelo vs Bivol Rematch Could Give Bivol The Opportunity To Become Double Undisputed Eddie Hearn\’s Matchroom Boxing has begun talks with Canelo Alvarez\’s trainer/manager Eddy Reynoso to discuss a two-fight deal that would see Canelo box on the DAZN platform in May and September of 2023. For the May bout, Canelo has publicly stated his…
Serrano vs Cruz, Baumgardner vs Mekhaled Top Huge Matchroom Card From NY Amanda Serrano will face Erika Cruz in a Puerto Rico vs. Mexican battle for the Undisputed World Featherweight championship and Alycia Baumgardner takes on Elhem Mekhaled for the Undisputed World Super-Featherweight championship at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York on…
Jesse Rodriguez Returns To San Antonio On April 8 Against Cristian Gonzalez Per source, WBC Super Flyweight champion Jesse Rodriguez (17-0, 11 KOs) will move down to Flyweight and fight for the vacant WBO world title against the organisation\’s next highest-ranked contender, Mexico\’s Cristian Gonzalez (15-1, 5 KOs) in his next fight. Rodriguez vs Gonzalez…
\’Thunder\’ Dalton Smith building towards dream Hillsborough World Title fight Undefeated British Super-Lightweight Champion Dalton Smith has signed a new multi-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn\’s Matchroom Boxing that will see the Sheffield star fight exclusively on DAZN in 2023. One of the hottest young properties in world boxing, \’Thunder\’ (13-0, 10 KOs) enjoyed a stellar 2022,…
AMATEUR ACE AARON BOWEN TURNS PRO WITH MATCHROOM: Commonwealth medal man inks deal with Eddie Hearn Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Aaron Bowen has penned a multi-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn\’s Matchroom Boxing and will begin life in the professional ranks campaigning at Super-Middleweight in 2023. The popular 23-year-old from Coventry enjoyed a hugely successful amateur career, becoming a…
MATCHROOM SIGN MUHAMMAD ALI: Leicester Bantamweight talent set for pro debut in 2023 Gifted Leicester Bantamweight prospect Muhammad Ali has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his highly anticipated professional debut in 2023. The 18-year-old, who is managed by Sam Jones and trained by Dave Coldwell in Rotherham, enjoyed a glittering…
