Turki Al-Alshikh has made his mark on the world of boxing throughout 2024, staging blockbuster evens and introducing recent ideas that captivate followers across the globe.
One of the vital intriguing and profitable Al-Alshikh concepts was the Matchroom vs. Queensberry; 5 vs 5, however now BOXXER’s Ben Shalom needs to become involved with one thing comparable and has put ahead 5 attainable fights for a showdown with Eddie Hearn’s promotional outfit.
Matchroom Boxing and Eddie Hearn have been whitewashed once they went head-to-head in opposition to Frank Warren’s Queensberry fighters on the Bivol-Zinad undercard again in June, with Daniel Dubois pulling off a notable upset in opposition to Filip Hrgovic on the invoice – that struggle proving to be a devastating butterfly impact for Hearn.
Within the months which have adopted, and particularly in latest weeks, tensions between Ben Shalom and age-old promotional rivals Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn have risen considerably, with Warren and Hearn showing disgruntled by Shalom throughout the Beterbiev-Bivol struggle week.
But, that has not deterred Shalom from waiting for a attainable ‘5 versus 5’ occasion of his personal, focusing on a conflict with Hearn, who would assumably welcome the chance to get better from his disappointing show in opposition to Warren.
Talking with iFL TV, Shalom outlined how the long-awaited grudge match between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn might act because the main-event, earlier than suggesting 5 further potential contests.
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“Have a look at the 5 vs. 5 that may very well be made.
“You may have [Chris] Eubank [Jr.] vs. [Conor] Benn on there.
“You may have;
- Dalton Smith in opposition to Adam Azim,
- [Johnny] Fisher in opposition to [Frazer] Clarke,
- [Jai] Opetaia in opposition to Chris Billam-Smith,
- [Caroline] Dubois in opposition to Terri Harper,
“The listing goes on and on, you can have Viddal [Riley] in opposition to Chev Clarke. There’s a big quantity of fights that may be made, if we might do it as a Matchroom-BOXXER card, I’m able to go.
“I’m able to go for that subsequent yr, however we do deal with our fighters as people and it has to occur, for me, on the proper time. For me, subsequent yr would be the proper time.”
Eubank-Benn has been rumoured to be scheduled for Might 2025, while a mammoth invoice can be being teased for February 22nd.
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