The Matchroom Boxing Podcast

Aussie Heavyweight rising star Teremoana Teremoana tells David Diamante his story ahead of this Saturday's outing on the Hitchins vs Kambosos undercard in New York. From representing his roots Down Under and proudly his Cook Islands heritage, the Olympian recalls his bouts with Bakhodir Jalolov and why a rematch in the pro games must happen, discusses his elite mindset and drive to become World Heavyweight Champion.

Eddie Hearn on the epic Chris Eubank vs Conor Benn fight, the already contracted rematch he'd like to see in late September, and Benn's future at welterweight.Eddie Hearn is in New York ahead of the Fatal Fury triple header of Ryan Garcia vs Rolly Romero, Teofimo Lopez vs Arnold Barboza and Devin Haney vs Jose Ramirez. PLUS: the latest on Tyson Fury's comeback against Anthony Joshua and more.

Eddie Hearn in Orlando previews Austin 'Ammo' Williams' big fight with Patrice Volny, Omari Jones' pro debut, the Edgar Berlanga situation, Chris Eubank Jr's fine for slapping Conor Benn, Mauricio Lara's failed drugs test, admits a deal is being worked on for Naoya Inoue vs Murodjon Akhmadaliev, Richardson Hitchins' next move and more!

Matchroom talk exclusively to Eddie Hearn following the news Floyd Schofield is out of the Shakur Stevenson fight and 15-0 Josh Padley has stepped in on three days notice to challenge for the WBC World Lightweight Title this Saturday on the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol 2 undercard in Riyadh.

'Black Flash' Pat Barrett joins David Diamante in Manchester to preview Nephew Zelfa's fight with Jazza Dickens, looking back on his own career which saw British & European Title success plus a shot at the World Title, his time under the legendary coach Brian Hughes, a dip into his mindset and drive to success, touching on his stories away from the ring plus much more.

Golden Boy's CEO Oscar De La Hoya believes his side will score a whitewash over Eddie Hearn's Matchroom when Arnold Barboza fights Jack Catterall, Floyd Schofield challenges Shakur Stevenson and Vergil Ortiz's meets Israil Madrimov over the next two weeks.

Eddie Hearn talks exclusively to Matchroom Boxing from HQ in Brentwood on Jack Catterall vs Arnold Barboza in Manchester on February 15; the latest on Dalton Smith-Adam Azim, Anthony Joshua, Canelo vs Jake Paul & Terence Crawford, Johnny Fisher-Dave Allen & more!

Matchroom's Jamie Ward and Scott Hammerton are back with a slightly different Pod to the usual Flash Knockdown. Whilst plans are in place for a revamped format, 2025 is previewed ahead of our landmark 12 hour dual broadcast this Saturday in Nottingham headlined by Dalton Smith's European Title fight and Diego Pacheco's Super Middleweight showdown against Steve Nelson in Las Vegas.

Fresh from the ink drying on the fight contract, Conor Benn talks exclusively to Matchroom to announce his much anticipated grudge match with Chris Eubank Jr is back on. 'The Destroyer' insists things are now personal and that the fight will go early. A date and venue will be confirmed shortly.

Back home in Dublin, Katie Taylor spends some time answering questions from her loyal fanbase hosted by Steve Bunce at the Sports Direct / Everlast store in Carrickmines just outside of Dublin on Saturday 11 January 2025.

Jamie and Scott are in Riyadh for the huge rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. Undercard fighters Peter McGrail and Demsey McKean discuss their respective fights against Rhys Edwards and Moses Itauma, Al Foran goes through his legendary impersonation list and Sunny Edwards talks his career and why he thinks Usyk will retain his World Title.

Fresh from landing in Riyadh, we catchup with Eddie Hearn just three days out from the monster Heavyweight World Title rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. Hearn admits he's changed his mind and is backing The Gypsy King. Eddie also talks Johnny Fisher vs Dave Allen and why a future fight with Dillian Whyte might be of interest, the latest on Conor Benn's next matchup, Jai Opetaia's Trans-Tasman World Title clash with David Nyika and possible future fight with Usyk, the AI Judge Ringside this Saturday, Inoue vs Akhmadaliev for 2025 and much more!

Former WBC World Featherweight Champion Juan Laporte joins David Diamante in his home country of Puerto Rico to recall some legendary battles with Salvador Sanchez, Eusebio Pedroza, Azumah Nelson, Wilfredo Gomez, Barry McGuigan, Kostya Tszyu & Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. Laporte also talks his upbringing and move to New York plus life after retirement and much more.

We catchup with legend Jorge Linares in Puerto Rico as he discusses his move to coach following an amazing career. Linares is in Christopher Diaz's corner this Saturday against Henry Lebron in support to Liam Paro vs Richardson Hitchins.

We catchup with Eddie Hearn in Puerto Rico to breakdown Liam Paro vs Richardson Hitchins this Saturday, dissect the monster Feb 22 card in Riyadh and hear why Boots Ennis is not fighting Ortiz, the latest on Conor Benn vs Barrios or Eubank, Anthony Joshua's return and the final shows of 2024.

Former British, Commonwealth, European and three time World Welterweight Title challenger Colin Jones MBE joins David Diamante for episode 79 of the Matchroom Radio Podcast. ‘The Punch' recalls his savage knockouts over Kirkland Laing and Hans Henrik Palm plus his World Title attempts against American duo Milton McCrory and Don Curry. The Welsh legend trains new Matchroom recruit Taylor Bevan this Saturday in Birmingham for his professional debut… In the same arena where he finished his against Curry!

Following our signing of Team GB Olympian Pat Brown, over 250 fans flocked to Hallé St Peter's in Manchester to celebrate the occasion. Earlier in the day Matchroom's Scott Hammerton spoke with Pat himself, promoter Eddie Hearn, manager Sam Jones and trainers Jamie Moore and Nigel Travis to find out why ‘The Bomber' can go all the way in the pro game.

Jamie and Scott are back with a bumper episode from Matchroom HQ. Broadcaster Kate Scott joins us from Dallas ahead of Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson and Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 2, Shabaz Masoud reflects on his recent win over Liam Davies, Mike Costello runs over the recent boxing news, Maxi Hughes talks Gary Cully and takes on our charity quiz plus we introduce amateur standout Taylor Bevan before his pro debut.

Eddie Hearn reacts to news Conor Benn is now fully cleared and free to continue his boxing career before previewing Jaron Ennis and Jesse Rodriguez fight week in Philadelphia.

Just 48 hours on from Dmitry Bivol's close fight with Artur Beterbiev, Eddie Hearn is back at Matchroom HQ for a debrief on the fight and insists the rematch is a priority and talks a potential appeal. Eddie also runs through big wins for Jai Opetaia, Skye Nicolson and the Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn in-ring face off before running through the upcoming Matchroom schedule.

The best vs the best. Jamie and Scott preview Dmitry Bivol's Undisputed clash with Artur Beterbiev and we hear from the chief support, Fabio Wardley and Big Fraze. Ray Ford joins to review Nick Ball's win and outline his ambitions to become two weight World Champion, Dave Allen takes on our charity quiz and takes a swing for Johnny Fisher plus there's a back n forth with Campbell Hatton and Jimmy Joe Flint before their rematch later this month.

Eddie Hearn sits down exclusively with Matchroom Boxing to give his first interview since arriving in Riyadh ahead of the Undisputed World Light Heavyweight Championship showdown between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. The Matchroom chairman looks at the stacked undercard featuring the likes of Jai Opetaia, Skye Nicolson, Chris Eubank Jnr & More!

Jamie and Scott countdown to the huge Riyadh Season Card at Wembley Stadium with an array of guests including Carl Frampton who takes on our quiz and talks Cacace vs Warrington, Ishmael Davis talks all things Josh Kelly and how the late notice call up came about, Ariel Helwani reviews Canelo's fight with Edgar Berlanga, the UFC at The Sphere plus why Anthony Joshua is one of his favourite athletes and Steve Bunce promotes his new book!

Jamie and Scott react to the breaking news of Shakur Stevenson's addition to the Matchroom roster plus speak with Diego Pacheco who headlines in LA next Saturday. Big John Fisher takes a trip down memory lane to his upbringing and early boxing beginnings, Liam 'Beefy' Smith previews his upcoming fight with Josh Kelly and reviews the boxing world whilst Reece Bellotti takes on our charity quiz and looks ahead to his mandatory challenger.

It's the first Riyadh Season Card in America as Terence Crawford and Israil Madrimov take centre stage in LA. Jamie and Scott speak with both fighters plus Jarrell Miller who takes on our charity quiz, MC Thomas Treiber outlines his route into the sport and DAZN's Todd Grisham joins us to review the week just gone and preview Saturday's show.

It's the biggest fight of Jose Valenzuela's life next Saturday in LA as he challenges Isaac Cruz for the WBA World Super Lightweight Title. In this exclusive interview 'Rayo' recalls his early years and the sacrifices made by his parents, the addition of training under Robert Garcia and alongside Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez and of course the task at hand on August 3, Pitbull Cruz.

We catchup with Eddie Hearn at Matchroom HQ to preview Saturday's show headlined by Johnny Fisher and Alen Babic which follows the news the England vs Switzerland Euro 2024 Quarter-Final will be broadcast inside The Copper Box Arena during our show, Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez's rise to number 5 in the Ring Magazine pound-for-pound list following his victory over Juan Francisco Estrada, Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois' heated Face Off scene and much more!

It's Birmingham Fight Week, European Middleweight Champion Tyler Denny takes on our Pin-Point precision challenge and talks all things Felix Cash, Heavyweight hope Delicious Orie is gunning for Olympic Gold, Cruiserweight Chev Clarke reviews a busy week in the boxing world and we hear from both Lewis Crocker and Conah Walker ahead of their Welterweight war on Saturday.

It's Game Week as Eddie Hearn and Tony Bellew shape up in Soccer Aid this Sunday and part of the Rest Of The World Team, Chelsea and Nigeria legend John Obi Mikel joins us for the inside scoop. Jamie Ward and Scott Hammerton review the 10-0 whitewash in the 5 vs 5 alongside Joseph Parker who outlines his next move, Sunny Edwards previews his ring return in June and takes on our latest quiz whilst Alen Babic talks all things Johnny Fisher.

Before the Johnny Fisher vs Alen Babic press conference at Matchroom HQ, we catchup with Eddie Hearn to revisit the 5 vs 5 defeat to Frank Warren's Queensberry, names in the frame for Jaron Ennis' next opponent following the injury to Cody Crowley, Eddie's involvement in Soccer Aid, Jack Catterall vs Regis Prograis talks and more!

The 5 vs 5 is fast approaching. Jamie and Scott are in Riyadh and catchup with Dmitry Bivol who talks the fallout from Artur Beterbiev and Saturday's replacement Malik Zinad, Deontay Wilder goes deep on Fatherhood and insists The Bronze Bomber is back, Craig Richards takes on our Pinpoint Precision challenge and talks Saturday's opener against Willy Hutchinson and who would have thought it... Frank Warren joins us to discuss the promotional rivalry!

It's the Season 5 premiere of our Flash Knockdown Podcast and what better way to launch than in Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall 2 Fight Week. Hear from both men ahead of Saturday's main event. Jamie Ward and Scott Hammerton from the Matchroom team bring you exclusive content, news and even a quiz with Johnny Fisher, Lewis Ritson and footballer Josh Windass in our opener.

We catchup with Eddie Hearn at Matchroom HQ to review the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight and what it might mean for Anthony Joshua and beyond.

We catchup with Eddie Hearn in Riyadh just two days out from Tyson Fury against Oleksandr Usyk and admits Anthony Joshua would jump straight into fighting the winner. Eddie also breaks down Joe Cordina's World Title defence and Jai Opetaia's chance to become two time World Champ.

The return of our Flash Knockdown podcast is imminent! Jamie and Scott return from Matchroom HQ and not quite Riyadh to talk Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk plus Joe Cordina and Jai Opetaia's World Title fights... Then reveal the Pod is back for a fifth series, resuming in Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall 2 fight week.

We catchup with Eddie Hearn after the Juan Francisco Estrada vs Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez press conference in Phoenix ahead of their monster clash next month. Hearn talks how the fight was made and hints a potential future blockbuster between Bam and KO King Naoya Inoue could be on the cards plus the rest of June 29's card including big fights for Sunny Edwards and Ramla Ali.

We're back On The Ground at the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol and the Queensberry vs Matchroom, 5 vs 5 press conference. Hear from Eddie Hearn, Frank Warren, Dmitry Bivol, Hamzah Sheeraz, Ade Oladipo, Willy Hutchinson, Steve Bunce and a whole host more to discuss a landmark event.

David Diamante is back and joined by the new WBA World Featherweight Champion, Raymond Ford in Las Vegas for Matchroom Radio episode 78. They reflect on his World Title triumph Otabek Kholmatov, how life has changed for The Savage and what's next

Eddie Hearn reflects on Fabio Wardley vs Frazer Clarke, reveals the latest on the Dalton Smith vs Adam Azim and Chev Clarke vs Isaac Chamberlain purse bid situations and previews a massive fight week in Las Vegas co-headlined by Richardson Hitchins & Diego Pacheco.

Leigh Wood admits a potential return with Josh Warrington is his preferred next move. The two time World Champion explains some of the background noise which has bubbled up to increase tensions and predicts a similar outcome if the pair follow up October's first fight. The Nottingham star also talks Jordan Gill's fight with Zelfa Barrett and discusses his latest accolades.

It's the Season 4 Flash Knockdown finale as Jamie and Scott speak with Super Lightweight duo Richardson Hitchins and Jack Catterall ahead of their respective upcoming big fights against Gustavo Lemos and Josh Taylor plus Johnny Fisher swings by HQ to collect his Matchroom Fan Award and there's a quick catchup with Mike Costello to wrap up the series.

The legendary cutman and handwrapper Jacob 'Stitch' Duran joins David Diamante in Sheffield, England to discuss his journey in the fight sport world. Stitch opens up his upbringing, how a trip to Thailand sparked his interest in the specialisms, working in the UFC, the different types of cuts, several stories from fighters he's worked with, appearing in various movies and much more!

It's Sheffield fight week as Dalton Smith headlines against Jose Zepeda, Jamie and Scott speak with Sandy Ryan who defends her WBO World Welterweight Title against Terri Harper in chief support plus Marc Castro who has his first pro title fight confirmed for April 6's big show in Vegas, The White Rhino Dave Allen gives some inside scoop into Jack Catterall's training camp and his next move whilst Shabaz Masoud talks training during Ramadan and takes on our Coach Trip quiz.

It's Knockout Chaos! It's a slightly different show this week... Jamie and Scott are in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ahead of the big night to speak with Joseph Parker and Justis Huni who feature in two big Heavyweight showdowns. Leigh Wood joins us to discuss Anthony Joshua's addition to the Ben Davison camp and discuss his next move whilst new WBA World Featherweight Champion Raymond Ford recalls his huge win last weekend and why he's cheering on Nick Ball this weekend.

We squeeze in a very quick episode of On The Ground before the Joshua vs Ngannou weigh in. Jamie Ward roams around the venue speaking with Conor Benn, David Haye, Adam Smith, Ariel Helwani and Derek Chisora just moments before the fighters hitting the scales in Riyadh.

We're back On The Ground in Riyadh at the final Press Conference just two days out from Knockout Chaos. This time we're joined by Frank Warren, Tommy Fury, Eddie Hearn, David Ghansa, Justis Huni and Dev Sahni. It's raw and unpredictable!

Fight Week in Riyadh is well and truly underway as Jamie Ward takes you On The Ground at the Workout. It's unplanned and unpredictable... You never know who we're going to speak with! Joining us are Eddie Hearn, Nick Ball, Pete and Joe McGrail, Kugan Cassius, Steve Bunce, Gareth A Davies, Paul Smith, Gavin Gwynne and more in the build-up to Saturday's show headlined by Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou.

Jamie and Scott are at Matchroom HQ to preview Raymond Ford's World Title and catchup with Jordan Gill who talks about bouncing back from defeat and April 13's headliner with Zelfa Barrett, two time World Champion and star of HBO's hit series True Detective Kali Reis joins to discuss how she got the role and confirms her interest in returning to the ring, Campbell Hatton eyes his first title on March 23 and takes on our Coach Trip challenge and Brandon Scott updates on his injury recovery and recap the best things to happen in boxing last week.

Some show in London last week and another banger expected this Friday in Mexico with the Curiel and Nontshinga rematch. Hear from the challenger on location who reflects on the shock defeat and why his headspace is clear to become a two time Champ, Jamie catches up with Dalton Smith on all things Jose Zepeda and Adam Azim, Ade Oladipo is on the phone to recap some of last week's boxing highlights and Giorgio Visioli talks his two fights in the pro game and takes on our Coach Trip challenge... Don't go anywhere!

It's back home to London for our NXTGEN show this Saturday. Jamie and Scott are joined by our main event, both Liam Dillon and Reece Bellotti ahead of their Super Featherweight two belt domestic dust-up plus the returning duo of Craig Richards and John Hedges, Cameron Vuong takes on our Coach Trip quiz and there's all the usual chit chat... Tune in!

We catchup with Eddie Hearn at Matchroom HQ to catchup on various topics including news that an offer will be going in for Conor Benn to fight Gervonta Davis next, the news that Dalton Smith has been mandated to fight Adam Azim, John Ryder's retirement, Katie Taylor's next move and the upcoming schedule.