Matchroom Boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn has revealed why his notorious spat with Saudi adviser and budding boxing promoter, Turki Alalshikh blossomed – in direct response to final 12 months’s notorious match between Tyson Fury, and former UFC star, Francis Ngannou.
Hearn, a high-profile promoter beneath the banner of Matchroom Boxing, claims his rivalry with Alalshikh stems from his somewhat unfavorable feedback concerning the reserving of a conflict between former WBC heavyweight boxing champion, Fury, and former UFC heavyweight titleholder, Ngannou – which is slowly being squashed.
Eddie Hearn reveals spat with Saudi promoter, Turki Alalshikh
“I did one of the silly issues I’ve ever achieved, however sadly when you ask me questions,” Eddie Hearn mentioned on Cigar Discuss. “I’m fairly trustworthy. I actually didn’t communicate favorably about (Tyson) Fury – (Francis) Ngannou. He (Turki Alalshikh) is placing on this occasion, and there’s this massive promoter who used to work with these different guys, now he’s slagg8ing off Fury – Ngannou. Slowly, I’m coming down the order of ‘Taste of the Month’ with him (Alalshikh).”
Preventing Morecambe native, Fury again in October of final 12 months in Riyadh, former heavyweight blended martial arts champion, Ngannou suffered a controversial cut up choice defeat to the previous over the course of 10 rounds – even scoring a shocking knockdown in opposition to the British fighter en path to defeat.
Nevertheless, again in March, Ngannou took on Eddie Hearn’s posterboy, former two-time heavyweight world champion, Anthony Joshua within the Center East – struggling a hellacious knockout defeat to the Watford star in his first knockout stoppage in skilled fight sports activities.
Slated to make his return to blended martial arts in October in Riyadh for his third spherical journey to the area, Cameroonian knockout ace, Ngannou is about to tackle 2023 PFL heavyweight champion, Renan Ferreira in his first enterprise to the PFL SmartCage earlier than the top of the annum.
