With fight week festivities kicking off for the super middleweight showdown between Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn takes some time to clear up some rumors that Chris Eubank Sr called off the fight. of his son with Conor Benn, Anthony Joshua’s ongoing talks to fight Tyson. Fury, as well as playing this weekend’s main event. See some excerpts of what Hearn had to say below.
Hear if Eubank Jr vs Benn is still happening after Eubank Sr said he was canceling the fight
“Yeah. Everybody knows what they signed up for. Everybody confident… Dad said it, Junior didn’t say it, Coach didn’t say it, promoter didn’t say it. They just said ‘we’re not sure where it came from, but we’re moving on. ‘”.
On Anthony Joshua’s willingness to fight Tyson Fury directly after two losses to Oleksandr Usyk
“That was the plan. But maybe Tyson Fury feels like this is the time to get him, and AJ has always wanted that fight and he thinks this might be his last chance to get that fight, so he’s up for the challenge.”
On whether there are rematch clauses for Canelo vs. GGG 3
“No. This is it, this is the trilogy. Listen, if Gennadiy wins, number four becomes huge. But from Gennadiy’s point of view, he’s coming with everything he’s got for this fight. And I just told Canelo ‘you look smart’, and he said ‘much more than smart’. I think he really wants to prove a point in this fight, not just because of the rivalry but to bounce back from the Bivol loss. Gennadiy looks great and I think this It will really suit you at 168.”
On the fans who want to see Canelo fight Jermall Charlo and David Benavidez
“(The fans wanted) to see Charlo fight Gennadiy Golovkin and they wouldn’t do that either. These guys, Charlo, Benavidez, they absolutely do not fight anyone. How can you criticize Canelo Alvarez’s resume and not criticize Charlo and Benavidez’s resume? Their resumes are jokes. And I don’t even think Benavidez wants a joke resume. Char, I don’t know. I don’t think he’s pushing, I don’t know. Something’s not right when these guys don’t stand up and say ‘give me this’.
“Yeah, money, but I think Benavidez is a guy who wants the legacy, I think he wants the big fights, but give it to him!”
