Eddie Hearn mocked Zuffa Boxing as 'a laughingstock' and said Denzel Bentley gave up big world title nights to fight Shane Mosley Jr in front of 1,200 people.
From 2 reportsLatest Hearn tells Bentley and fans 'have a brain' over Zuffa move
What we know
- Devin Haney has signed an exclusive deal with DAZN.
- Hearn said he would like to be responsible for Zuffa's decline, and potentially its extinction within 10 months.
- Hearn called Zuffa Boxing 'a laughingstock of the sport' in a DAZN interview.
- Hearn told iFL TV that Denzel Bentley could have had big world title nights but is instead fighting Shane Mosley Jr in front of 1,200 people at the Copper Box.
Reported, not confirmed
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Bentley fights Mosley Jr on Nov. 7 at the Copper Box Arena as co-feature to Billam-Smith vs. Clarke at Zuffa Boxing 12.
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Hearn is pushing a Dalton Smith fight for Stevenson; no bout has been booked.
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Disputed
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Shakur Stevenson has left Zuffa Boxing and is a free agent; White says he offered the release, Stevenson says he asked for it.
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Eddie Hearn has turned his attention to Denzel Bentley's move to Zuffa Boxing. Speaking to iFL TV, the Matchroom promoter said Bentley could have had big nights defending his world title and trying to unify, and is instead fighting Shane Mosley Jr in front of 1,200 people at the Copper Box. He added that Bentley might even get beaten.
Hearn said: "Just, guys, have a brain ... no one chases a pound note more than me. No one. But just be smart and understand that, like I said, money comes and goes."
Bentley fights Mosley Jr at the Copper Box Arena on Nov. 7 as co-feature to Chris Billam-Smith vs. Cheavon Clarke at Zuffa Boxing 12. He had asked the WBO to let him put his middleweight title on the line in that fight instead of facing mandatory challenger Yoenli Hernandez.
The comments follow Hearn's DAZN interview in which he called Zuffa Boxing "a laughingstock of the sport".
Hearn said: "Just, guys, have a brain ... no one chases a pound note more than me. No one. But just be smart and understand that, like I said, money comes and goes."
Bentley fights Mosley Jr at the Copper Box Arena on Nov. 7 as co-feature to Chris Billam-Smith vs. Cheavon Clarke at Zuffa Boxing 12. He had asked the WBO to let him put his middleweight title on the line in that fight instead of facing mandatory challenger Yoenli Hernandez.
The comments follow Hearn's DAZN interview in which he called Zuffa Boxing "a laughingstock of the sport".
- Summary
- Eddie Hearn mocked Zuffa Boxing as 'a laughingstock' and said Denzel Bentley gave up big world title nights to fight Shane Mosley Jr in front of 1,200 people.
- Key points (one per line)
- Hearn called Zuffa Boxing "a laughingstock of the sport" in a DAZN interview
Hearn told iFL TV that Bentley could have had big nights defending his world title instead of fighting Shane Mosley Jr at the Copper Box
Bentley fights Mosley Jr on Nov. 7 as co-feature to Billam-Smith vs. Clarke at Zuffa Boxing 12
Shakur Stevenson has left Zuffa Boxing; Devin Haney signed with DAZN
- Also reported by (Name | URL per line)
- Combat Sports UK | https://combatsportsuk.com/news/ee537581-b20a-4208-88f2-15accc3a0a42/eddie-hearn-calls-dana-white-zuffa-boxing-laughingstock-of-the-sport
Combat Sports UK | https://combatsportsuk.com/news/8359328d-43d9-4dab-a6d9-242176ad080b/eddie-hearn-denzel-bentley-zuffa-boxing-have-a-brain-shane-mosley-jr-copper-box
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