Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn so usually see their fighters pit towards one another within the ring, however the promoters have joined forces for a venture that will get underway early subsequent yr.
Queensberry Joins DAZN
Queensberry is shifting on from TNT, with Frank Warren becoming a member of Eddie Hearn and virtually everybody else within the boxing world at DAZN in a deal that begins in April.
Whereas Matchroom Boxing and Queensberry have been rivals for years, they’ll lastly come collectively in 2025 to advertise boxing occasions on the identical platform.
The promoter is at present contracted to TNT till early subsequent yr, so the brand new deal received’t come into impact till April 2025.
Warren and Queensberry will deliver an entire new package deal of fighters to DAZN from subsequent yr, with the likes of Daniel Dubois, Zhilei Zhang, Fabio Wardley, Moses Itauma and Hamzah Sheera all combating beneath the promoter.
CEO of Queensberry and son of Frank, George Warren, launched a press release after the deal was introduced: “I couldn’t be extra happy that Queensberry is becoming a member of DAZN.”
“This can be a sensible transfer for our fighters and, most significantly, for the followers. Their ambition and fervour for the game of boxing aligns completely with that of our personal and we now sit up for placing on the most important nights attainable collectively.”
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— Eddie Hearn (@EddieHearn) November 3, 2024
“Queensberry has undergone an unprecedented progress interval over the previous 18 months, and firmly established ourselves as a number one promotional and occasions firm.”
The success of Queensberry within the final two years has been big and may largely be attributed to the enjoyment Warren’s firm has loved in Saudi Arabia in the course of the Riyadh Season.
Whereas the information of Warren and Hearn working collectively after so a few years spent as rivals is stunning, it would profit boxing followers all spherical with some big matchups on the horizon.