Eddie Hearn Quotes
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If this drags on to September, October, November, December, we'll have fighters that have not boxed this year, the fighters at the top end are going to be fine but the fighters coming through, small hall fighters, ones starting their careers or those who do not have a sponsorship deal face big concerns.
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The contract for the rematch was signed prior to the first fight, they are both signed at the same time. There is no other contract
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We have also now conceded that AJ will only fight once this year, before it was all about getting that fight (Pulev) in early August to make sure we could fight in December. Because of the preparation needed and the magnitude of his shows, AJ will only box once in 2020.
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We hope between September and December live gates will return to the UK. There is also a chance they won't — if that's the case, we will take the (Pulev) fight elsewhere, we have had a number of approaches from the Middle East, China, and Croatia to stage the fight. We want to give ourselves every opportunity to stage it in the UK but we know it may not be possible.
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This is such a huge occasion for boxing, an iconic moment, with the response that we've seen, mainly good and some negative, I guarantee you with curiosity the whole world will be watching this fight.
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If Saudi Arabia are going to invest in these kind of fights, with the population that they have and the potential to grow the sport, you could be seeing a big change in the dynamics of the sport.