Eddie Hearn

Joshua will face Jermaine Franklin on April 1 at The O2 arena in London, a considerably smaller venue than the stadiums he has become known for in recent ...

But it will be completely sold out on the night and it will be a great atmosphere. It's a tough fight and I hope he comes through in style." The former world champion is still keen to settle his feuds with I think it will be a very tough fight. The Matchroom Boxing boss has overseen Joshua's entire career as a professional, and in 2021 signed him to a lifetime deal. It is expensive, it's difficult at the moment in general.

Eddie Hearn has admitted to being 'nervous' ahead of Anthony Joshua's comeback fight against Jermaine Franklin on April 1. Joshua is eager to return to the ...

All the pressure is on him in this fight, and that is nerve-racking.” Heading into the Franklin fight, Hearn is well aware of the risks facing Joshua at this stage of his career and he’s spoken about his feelings as he heads into his next battle. Joshua is eager to return to the top of the heavyweight division following two consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk and that process begins with Franklin in the opposite corner next month.

Eddie Hearn will revisit the idea of Katie Taylor fighting Croke Park but believes that the money they were asking for last time was.

"For me, you don’t go into a show of that magnitude to lose a lot of money. "I think it has worked out well [though]. So we will have a problem with demand. It’s the same for any business." "She wanted to fight at Croke Park and we will work to make that happen but what I am not prepared to do is be involved in a fight of that magnitude, with a huge amount of risk and work, for nothing for our family business. "You will have a lot of upset people and I have it all the time when you have a sellout.

British heavyweight Anthony Joshua will return to the ring next month against Jermaine Franklin as he looks to regain momentum, and his promoter Eddie Hearn ...

[linked up with new trainer Derrick James](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/anthony-joshua-announces-new-coach-29027769) and is currently preparing in the US with a huge need to recover from the losses. However it will be back to the drawing board for the former world champion, who has been criticised for moving away from his power-punching, aggressive style. I think this is the hardest he’s ever worked in camp and I really hope that he can produce the performance that he deserves on April 1 because I believe he’s still in his prime. Franklin is a good fighter who is going to come well equipped but AJ has worked himself hard out there in humble, humble surroundings. “Let’s look at the facts, he’s coming off two defeats to the pound-for-pound No.1 Oleksandr Usyk but you saw the emotional side to AJ in the last performance and after the fight. And 'AJ's promoter Hearn has suggested it is a must-win fight if he is to secure even bigger showdowns later this year.

Eddie Hearn and Simon Jordan went head to head live on talkSPORT on Tuesday and it was a truly fascinating encounter.The Matchroom Boxing boss and tal.

I pulled the fight. “There is also a lot of rubbish about leaking of the tests. “When these test were uncovered, it went straight to the governing body of the sport. I was a bit shell shocked.” Do you know who pulled the fight on that night? I wish they wouldn’t have waited five weeks.”

Benn failed two drugs tests for the banned substance clomifene last year, causing his grudge match with Chris Eubank Jr to be cancelled in October.

I sat down and thought about it and made the call.' [Eddie Hearn](/sport/eddie-hearn/index.html) and Simon Jordan had a heated on-air clash on talkSPORT, where the Matchroom boxing chief was labelled 'manipulative' for his actions over [Conor Benn](/sport/conor-benn/index.html)'s failed drugs test. 'I had the option and so did Kalle [Sauerland] to proceed with the fight. I made the decision for it not to. Are you telling me you wouldn't have been able to drop him as a fighter if he brought the contract into disrepute?' He should have done better than a press conference in which he said 'I am not going to say anything'.

EDDIE HEARN let his feelings be known as to who should be pinned with the blame for Katie Taylor's dream of fighting in Croke Park thus far remaining.

As for the commonly-heard opinion that he should take less of a cut of profits in order to ensure the Wicklow hero gets the ultimate homecoming she deserves, the 43-year-old again defended himself from critics. "So for it to come in at three times the cost of running a show there left a little bit of a bad taste. EDDIE HEARN let his feelings be known as to who should be pinned with the blame for Katie Taylor's dream of fighting in Croke Park thus far remaining unfulfilled.

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has appeared on the talkSPORT White and Jordan show this morning and continued his volatile feud with the former Crystal Palace ...

Let us know in the And Jordan didn't take long to lay into Hearn, labelling him a 'coward' for his actions surrounding Benn. The latter even challenged Jordan to a charity boxing fight in response, And the heat went up a notch when Hearn agreed to face his nemesis live on air. The tweet prompted a vitriolic response from fans, who accused him of 'bottling' the showdown. Jordan duly replied with: "You are on at 11 …

MATCHROOM PROMOTER EDDIE HEARN HAS FIRED BACK AT THE GAA for their part in the breakdown of the K...

The first fight for challenger for Taylor was set to be Amanda Serrano. And just like Katie Taylor, we will make sure that she gets the right deal when she fights. "For me, you don’t go into a show of that magnitude to lose a lot of money.