Frank Smith On Signing Ben Whittaker, The Return Of AJ, Health Of Boxing, His Journey So Far

Boxing Life Stories

Tris Dixon

Sports

5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Frank Smith, Matchroom Boxing CEO, talks to Tris Dixon about his journey in boxing so far, including Matchroom's high-profile capture of light-heavyweight contender Ben Whittaker. Smith talks about the upcoming Matchroom schedule, about the return of Anthony Joshua, The Greatest Showmen Netflix series and how life for him has panned out since he joined Matchroom on the bottom rung only to become one of the most influential people in the sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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