Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn so usually see their fighters pit in opposition to one another within the ring, however the promoters have joined forces for a challenge that will get underway early subsequent 12 months.
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 12 months, so the brand new deal gained’t come into impact till April 2025.
Warren and Queensberry will convey an entire new package deal of fighters to DAZN from subsequent 12 months, with the likes of Daniel Dubois, Zhilei Zhang, Fabio Wardley, Moses Itauma and Hamzah Sheera all combating underneath the promoter.
CEO of Queensberry and son of Frank, George Warren, launched an announcement after the deal was introduced: “I couldn’t be extra happy that Queensberry is becoming a member of DAZN.”
“It is a good transfer for our fighters and, most significantly, for the followers. Their ambition and keenness for the game of boxing aligns completely with that of our personal and we now sit up for placing on the largest nights attainable collectively.”
Enormous new for struggle followers! The worldwide house of boxing! https://t.co/9xKKKellX7
— Eddie Hearn (@EddieHearn) November 3, 2024
“Queensberry has undergone an unprecedented development 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 large and may largely be attributed to the enjoyment Warren’s firm has loved in Saudi Arabia throughout the Riyadh Season.
Whereas the information of Warren and Hearn working collectively after so a few years spent as rivals is stunning, it is going to profit boxing followers all spherical with some large matchups on the horizon.
