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Eddie Hearn has revealed how he turned down the opportunity to sign Tyson Fury to his Matchroom Boxing stable before the Briton’s well-publicised comeback.  Fury is now the hottest commodity in boxing having comfortably defeated Deontay Wilder in February to claim the WBC heavyweight title. However, many believed that Fury’s career inside the ring was over, including Hearn who almost …

Anthony Joshua believes that Tyson Fury had no right to call himself the number one heavyweight in the world until he fights his British rival.  Joshua, the IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO champion, reclaimed his belts in December following a shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019. Fury, meanwhile, avenged his controversial 2018 majority draw with Deontay Wilder by …

Promoter Eddie Hearn has said a unification fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury “will happen” with talks already underway. Joshua is currently the reigning  WBA ‘super’, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion after his victory over Andy Ruiz Jr in their rematch in Saudi Arabia in December. Fury, meanwhile, claimed the WBC heavyweight belt following his defeat of Deontay Wilder …

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano have been on a crash course to meet each other since the Bray boxer began competing for world titles.  The pair now looked set to meet in either March or April with the fight billed as the most high-profile fight in the history of women’s boxing. A deal has now been agreed in principle with …

Katie Taylor could be set for a historic 2020 as she is being lined up become the first female boxer to headline at Madison Square Garden against Amanda Serrano. Taylor has had an outstanding year which saw her win four fights including overcoming the difficult challenges of Delfine Persoons and Christina Linardatou. 2020 though could be even bigger for the …

I’ve got to speak to the IBF and the WBO and see who goes first. I think it sounds like it’s the IBF, For those of you hoping to see Anthony Joshua fight one of the heavyweight boxing’s biggest names in his next fight, look away now.  The Londoner is back on top of the world after regaining his heavyweight …

World Champion, TJ Doheny will defend his IBF world Super-Bantamweight title on January 18 in New York it has been confirmed after he signed with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing.  The Portlaoise native has fought his entire professional career out of Australia and capped off 10-years as a pro in 2018 when he upset the odds to defeat Ryosuke Iwasa via unanimous …

A potential curveball has been thrown into the future of Conor McGregor. There’s always been uncertainty over the Irishman’s next move since his rise to super-stardom. Title shots, rematches and even boxing debuts have occurred involving McGregor over the past few years. But following a crushing defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov last month, he posted a statement accepting that an immediate …

Britain’s Anthony Joshua believes his long-awaited clash with fellow world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will take place as it would be “silly not to”. But promoter Eddie Hearn has warned a deal must be agreed quickly if the American is to be Joshua’s next opponent. Joshua successfully defended his IBF, WBA and WBO belts with brutal a seventh-round stoppage of …

The UFC are lining up a huge monetary package to lure Anthony Joshua away from Matchroom Boxing according to a report tonight in The Telegraph. According to the report, the UFC want to sign Joshua on a multi-fight deal which would earn the 28-year-old $500 million (£353 million) and as a result, make him the richest British boxer of all …

​A storming 2017 saw Katie Taylor win six fights and claim the WBA lightweight title.

Amir Khan announces date for his ring return after signing three-fight deal with Matchroom boxing

Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko might not have been the only ones to wake up with headaches the morning after their titanic tussle last April, as a clip of the post-fight celebrations that has been doing the rounds online shows a hilarious clash of heads between AJ’s jubilant promoter Eddie Hearn and former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew. Joshua had …

Katie Taylor retained her WBA lightweight title in London on Wednesday night with a hard-fought victory over Jessica McCaskill. The bout with the American challenger went the distance but Taylor eventually one out on the judges’ scorecards with a unanimous points decision, preserving her undefeated streak since turning professional just over a year ago. She didn’t have it all her …

Tyson Fury has been cleared to fight again in the ring, after serving a retrospective two-year ban. The former world heavyweight champion is training to get back in shape, and is adamant that he’ll win back some belts, gunning for Anthony Joshua. As he has not fought since his November 2015 shock win over Wladimir Klitschko, many are doubting whether …

From the moment it was announced that she had decided to turn professional under the stewardship of Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sports in late 2016, there has been constant chatter about when Katie Taylor’s homecoming bout might be. The 2012 Olympic gold medalist’s debut in the paid ranks took place at the Wembley Arena in London last November, and all …

Fight fans in Ireland & the U.K are indeed a long-suffering bunch, forced to frequently keep ludicrous hours at the weekends due to the time difference between here and the likes of New York, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, the most common sites for mega-bouts in both boxing and MMA. We have been lucky in another sense, however. While our …