EDDIE HEARN plans to launch his Matchroom Fight Camp on July 25 and end the four-week boxing bonanza with Dillian Whyte’s heavyweight headliner against Alexander Povetkin.
The promoter is putting plans in place to turn the back garden of his Essex HQ into a fight venue for when the Premier League season ends.
Eddie Hearn plans to launch his Matchroom Fight Camp on July 25
The four-week boxing bonanza could end with Dillian Whyte’s heavyweight headliner against Alexander Povetkin
And Conor Benn could kick start the run of behind closed doors events by challenging British welterweight champion Chris Jenkins before the backyard brawls close with Whyte’s pay-per-view clash against Povetkin.
Hearn told iFL TV: “We are going to be going through all the fight cards now, trying to close everything off.
“We’re speaking to the fighters now, confirming the dates with them. At the moment, still a working date of July 25th will be our first date and that is also the final weekend of the Premier League season.
“Then we will run four weeks from there.
“At the moment the plan is still to hold Whyte vs Povetkin on August 15th.
“July 25th, the cards are looking great, we have five fights per card, so we can’t really afford any poor fights at all, and everyone seems to be stepping up.
“Conor Benn is Chris Jenkins’ mandatory, and we can stage that fight. In an ideal world that would be the fight I would like to headline on July 25th.”
Hearn wants to officially announce Fight Camp by next week, but has already warned he can only stage five fights per show per the British Boxing Board of Control’s ruling.
Despite having a plan to stage shows without fans in attendance amid the coronavirus pandemic, Hearn is not willing to let all his headliners go behind closed doors.
Anthony Joshua’s mandatory defence against Kubrat Pulev – initially set for June 25 – could even be staged in front of a selection of VIP guests in Britain to ensure they do not lose out on ticket sales.
And Derek Chisora, due to face Oleksandr Usyk, has also revealed they are awaiting the re-opening on the O2 Arena to make sure the Brit has the backing of his home support against the Ukrainian southpaw.
Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn talks about future fights after coronavirus lockdown
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
