Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article 0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterSubscribe to our newsletterEddie Hearn says it is inevitable that Matchroom will move into football in the future and believes they can make a big difference to the sport.Sports promoter and chairman of Matchroom Sport, Hearn made a shock move into rugby union earlier this year by signing up the England and Northampton Saints No 8 Henry Pollock as well as Scotlands Finn Russell.Hearn launched Matchroom Talent Agency earlier this year and made the moves to sign two of rugbys biggest names as well as British UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall.Latest Videos FromWatch full video here: And Hearn believes the next step for the new Matchroom subsidiary will be to move into football.Hearn is no stranger to football having served on the board of directors and as a vice-chairman of Leyton Orient when father Barry Hearn owned the London club between 1995 and 2014 and says as a company and family they have the knowledge and experience to make a difference. You may like Ive had Harry Redknapp, Big Sam and Alan Shearer reaching out to me Jermain Defoe on the A-list support hes had since taking charge at Woking TV ace tells FourFourTwo about starting his career next to Brian Clough 'John Stones has to start for England - Thomas Tuchel needs him fresh to partner Marc Guehi at the World Cup' Clinton Morrison writes in his Top Top Column for FourFourTwo Speaking exclusively to FourFourTwo in New York, Hearn said: We talked about football and we have always talked about sports and athlete representation, that was my background before I started with Matchroom.So as a business I think we are very well placed to do that, I think we can be very effective in football.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.Hearn is most well known for running the boxing side of Matchroom and has promoted Anthony Joshua since he turned professional after the London 2012 Olympics.And he believes that Matchroom and his experience in boxing will help when they make the move into football.He added: It is a little bit like the Wild West with representation in football, which is good for us because boxing is exactly the same. What to read next As a player I never had sleepless nights. As a manager, I do. I woke up one night and my heart-rate was 189. Had to go to hospital. Panic attack. It's unbelievable the stress" Henry Winter speaks to Robbie Savage about the toll of management New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani makes Mario Balotelli reference in World Cup 2026 promise First major West Ham United exit after relegation revealed as summer rebuild stalls: report But we will need to understand it and I am not naive enough to just think we can walk in and do it.But we have also owned a football club [Leyton Orient] so we have worked in many different areas.So I think it is inevitable to see us in football at some point. The numbers involved in transfer fees are just crazy, but the commission is nice.As well as boxing, Matchroom own and run The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and both sports had successful weeks in New York with the US Darts Masters selling out two nights at the world famous theatre at Madison Square Garden and then selling out the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for a contender for fight of the year as Jaron Boots Ennis beat Xander Zayas to win the WBA and WBO titlesAs the song goes: Since I made it here I can make it anywhere. So next stop football.TOPICSLeyton OrientJames AndrewSocial Links NavigationEditorJames Andrew is the editor of FourFourTwo, overseeing both the magazine and website. James is an NCTJ qualified journalist and began his career as a news reporter in regional newspapers in 2006 before moving into sport a year later. In 2011 he started a six year stint on the sports desk at the Daily Mail and MailOnline. James was appointed editor of FourFourTwo in December 2019. Across his career James has interviewed the likes of Franco Baresi, Sir Alex Ferguson, David Beckham and Michael Owen. James has been a Fulham season ticket holder since the mid-1990s and enjoys watching them home and away, through promotion and relegation.
