Eddie Hearn has not held back on his thoughts about Dana White’s first boxing event, which took place Friday night in Las Vegas. White’s Zuffa Boxing made its debut at the Meta Apex.
Eddie Hearn’s father, Barry Hearn, has revealed how Jake Paul paid a heavy financial price after a public dispute with Matchroom Boxing spiralled into a costly legal battle.
Zuffa Boxing 1 just unfolded on January 23! It was a decent card, with solid fights. However, it lacked the hype that Zuffa and UFC CEO Dana White had built around it, aiming to revolutionize the sport of boxing.
Eddie Hearn’s backhanded comments about Dana White continue to filter out in the aftermath of his debut boxing show on Friday night. It was a big evening for White as Zuffa Boxing launched in Las Vegas at the Meta Apex.
Khalil Coe improved to 12-1-1 on Saturday night, but his stock took a major hit in the process. Coe's victory puts him on another win streak, but he fell out of favor with the fan base when he came in nearly eight pounds over the 175-pound light heavyweight limit at his weigh-in on Friday.
Anthony Joshua’s boxing future remains uncertain, but his longtime promoter Anthony Joshua still believes the former two-time heavyweight champion will eventually return to the ring.
Eddie Hearn did not hold back from taking a few jabs at Zuffa Boxing’s debut on Friday night, doing so in his typical, understated way. Dana White stepped into the boxing world with his first major event at the Meta Apex, where Callum Walsh beat Carlos Ocampo in a quiet headliner.
Eddie Hearn didn’t quite go all out in making fun of Zuffa Boxing’s debut event on Friday night, but he did take some shots in his own inimitable style.
On December 29, former two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was injured and hospitalised in stable condition in Lagos, Nigeria, following
Eddie Hearn believes Dana White's two biggest products are about to clash with one another. The Matchroom Boxing promoter continues to insist that he is not threatened by Zuffa Boxing, but he predicts that White's UFC fighters will be.
Tyson Fury is set to return to the professional boxing ring in 2026, and one of the sport’s most influential promoters has publicly welcomed the news. Eddie Hearn, known for promoting some of boxing’s biggest names, described Fury’s comeback as good for the heavyweight division and for the sport as a whole.
In 2026, the dynamic between Eddie Hearn and Dana White is becoming more and more tense. Hearn has regularly acknowledged White’s success in MMA, They developed a rapport ahead of Zuffa Boxing’s launch in 2025, but that has not lasted.
The rivalry between Eddie Hearn and Dana White is heating up in 2026. Anthony Joshua‘s promoter has frequently praised the UFC CEO for his work in the MMA world.
The respect between Dana White and Eddie Hearn may be coming to an end, as Dana questioned Hearn’s recent criticism. As the UFC CEO prepares for the January 23 debut of Zuffa Boxing, the have been engaging in a war of words.
Eddie Hearn has acknowledged taking a page from Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions when it comes to how he presents his fight weeks. As the head of Matchroom Boxing, Hearn has worked with a long list of top fighters, including Anthony Joshua, Katie Taylor and Conor Benn.
Eddie Hearn has admitted that he lifted one big part of his fight week presentation from Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions. The Matchroom Boxing boss is one of the biggest promoters in the world, guiding the careers of Anthony Joshua, Katie Taylor and Conor Benn among other major names.
On January 10, at the Barclays Center in New York City, Subriel Matias vs Dalton Smith headlined a Fresh Productions card with Matias’ WBC super lightweight title up for grabs.
A long-anticipated showdown between Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Jaron Ennis appears no closer to reality and for now, it’s the promoters trading punches instead of the fighters.
What once looked like the most inevitable fight in American boxing is now drifting toward uncertainty. Two months after Jaron Ennis and Vergil Ortiz Jr.
Jaron Ennis (35-0, 31 KOs) vs Vergil Ortiz (24-0, 22 KOs) is one fight that has long been on the books but hasn’t seen the light of day. Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn, who is not looking to make Ennis wait around, is certainly hopeful that Ortiz will step up and sign the deal.
It has barely been a few days since Anthony Joshua’s (29-4, 26 KOs) tragic accident in Nigeria, which caused the deaths of two of his closest friends, but the questions from fans and the boxing community asking for updates show no sign of stopping.
As 2025 ends strongly, with a number of intriguing fights still to come, fight cards are already being made or heavily rumoured for 2026. Looking ahead to next year, Eddie Hearn has spoken to Sports Direct and revealed three boxing prospects from his stable who are ready for a breakout year.