ZUFFA vs MATCHROOM

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent boxing events featuring Eddie Hearn and Dana White, analyzing their influence and upcoming fights.

Saturday night saw Eddie Hearn and Dana White go head-to-head, even though miles apart, when they both staged TV shows on UK soil.White likely won that battle, as Chris Billam-Smith and Ryan Rozicki turned their Zuffa colours red with a violent and bloody slugfest. White wasn’t done there, however.At the post-fight press conference he questioned Hearn’s true influence in world boxing as he claimed to know more about Joshua-Fury than the Matchroom boss. Hearn, in response, took aim at the UFC model that made White’s name.Before that, Hearn secured a fitting venue, Croke Park, for the great Katie Taylor but is Flora Pili a fitting rival?We look ahead to ‘Bam’ Rodriguez in the hope victory leads to a mouthwatering showdown with Naoya Inoue.And, in This Week, dust off your disco balls and join us in 1985 where Pinklon Thomas and Mike Weaver unleash a forgotten thriller at heavyweight.Hit subscribe, show your support, and spread the good word of The Opening Bell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Christie, Alex Steedman

Topics covered

• boxing
• UFC
• Matchroom
• fight analysis
• historical fights
• upcoming matches

Keywords

• Eddie Hearn
• Dana White
• boxing
• Matchroom
• UFC
• Katie Taylor
• Bam Rodriguez
• Naoya Inoue
• historical fights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Matchroom, UFC

Places: Croke Park

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