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Weekend Edition: Eddie Hearn talks Ricky Hatton & still trying to escape dad's shadow - The Sports Agents

The News Agents

Global

News, Daily News, Government, Politics

4.15.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Eddie Hearn sits down with Gabby & Mark to talk about the evolution of Matchroom from a £100 sports promotion company, formed under under the staircase of the Romford Snooker Club, to a billion pound global behemoth.

Eddie speaks openly about still trying to impress his Dad, Matchroom founder Barry Hearn, planning for life after Anthony Joshua and his pain at how much more profitable the darts is than the boxing!

And in the week we lost ‘The Hitman’ Ricky Hatton - Eddie also pays tribute to one of the most loved boxers this country has ever produced.

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0:00.0

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0:08.0

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0:16.2

That's expert advice, quality paints and real savings.

0:19.6

Available at all 35 Leyland stores across London and online.

0:25.3

We're the decorating experts and so much more.

0:28.8

Layland.

0:32.6

This is a global player original podcast.

0:37.3

I'm Barry Hearn, president of Matrim Sport.

0:40.6

Thought to me.

0:42.0

I'm Eddie Hearn, the chairman of Matron Sport.

0:45.3

My son are near. I call him my project.

0:47.8

He's good, but he's not yet great.

0:50.3

I'm fucking watching you.

0:52.5

To mark the release of a new Netflix documentary that brings us behind the scenes at one of the biggest global sports promotional companies on the planet.

1:00.1

Eddie Hearn sat down with Gabby and myself for a conversation about the making of Match Room Sport,

1:05.3

a journey that took them from being a hundred pounds company under the staircase of the Romford Snooker Club to a billion pounds behemoth.

1:13.5

Still trying to impress his dad, Matron founder Barry Hearn, who at 76 isn't showing too many signs of slowing down,

1:18.9

planning for life after Anthony Joshua, and his pain at how much more profitable the darts is than the boxing.

1:25.4

Plus, he pays tribute to Ricky Hatton,

1:28.4

one of the most loved boxers this country has ever produced.

1:31.8

Welcome to the Sports Agents.

1:37.7

The Sports Agents.

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