Eddie Hearn
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Eddie Hearn | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Education | Brentwood School (Essex) |
| Title | Group Managing Director of Matchroom Sport |
| Parent(s) | Barry Hearn Susan Hearn |
| Website | www.MatchroomBoxing.com |
Edward Hearn is a British boxing promoter. He is also a director of the Professional Darts Corporation.[1]
Boxing Promoter
Hearn is currently 'Group Managing Director' of Matchroom Sport which is a company his father, Barry Hearn, founded. He organizes boxing matches for all boxers under contract with Matchroom Sport, who in turn have a contract with Sky Sports to televise these events. Sky Sports give Matchroom a set number of dates for Eddie to organizes matches for. Eddie's stable under Matchroom Sports has several world champions such as Lee Selby, Kell Brook and James DeGale. It also has world title challengers and number one contenders such as; Anthony Crolla and Kevin Mitchell. He also promotes for young boxers with plenty of talent and future world champions; Anthony Joshua, Chris Eubank, Jr., Luke Campbell, Callum Smith, Khalid Yafai along many others.