Eddie Hearn: I’m 100% Team Fury

Promoter of Anthony Joshua, Eddie Hearn, has been revealed to be on the broadcast team this weekend in Saudi Arabia.

The rematch between Usyk and Tyson Fury on Saturday is something Hearn will have a keen eye on for all reasons.

Speaking to the Stomping Ground Hearn said:

“TSG’s Edwardinho is part of the broadcast team, and we’re hearing… Well, I think it’s time for some serious punditry. I’ve been deeply offended by the DAZN production team and executives who had the audacity to call me during the week and say, “Look, we really feel like we need some big names for the Usyk-Fury presentation team—someone with incredible boxing knowledge, someone highly respected, someone who’s just a great all-around personality. Do you happen to have anyone’s number?”

I thought, Not to be funny, but who’s a bigger name for the broadcast team than me? No one! Then they asked, “Would you do it?” I said, “Of course!” I don’t have a fighter in the main event, so I’ll be part of the broadcast team. I’ll bring it to you raw—I’ll tell the truth, be controversial, and show my unwavering patriotism for our man Tyson Fury. And of course, we’ll talk about the potential for an Anthony Joshua fight, too. Even more reason to buy the pay-per-view on DAZN!

Eddie Hearn is also part of the broadcast team for Fury vs. Usyk.

On the fight itself, very quickly—look, I know you’ve been back and forth on this. You can never underestimate Oleksandr Usyk, but at the same time, you can’t underestimate Tyson Fury either. Correct? I think it would be incredibly hard to pick anyone other than Usyk to win this fight.

Can Fury win? Absolutely. But he’ll have to do something extraordinary next Saturday to beat Oleksandr Usyk. That said, I also believe Tyson Fury is a man capable of doing extraordinary things. So, get up for Tyson Fury! I’m 100% Team Fury. I love Usyk, but we’re backing the Brits, and we’re all hoping Fury gets the job done.

To the DAZN viewers—what can they expect to see? Edwardinho: Well, apart from me being unbelievably handsome and sparkling on the broadcast, they’ll see deep knowledge of the sport. I’ve been around boxing for nearly 40 years. I’ve probably seen more fights than 99.999% of people in the sport.

Hopefully, I’ll be more coherent on the broadcast than I am right now. But you can expect ego, arrogance, knowledge, charm, humor, patriotism—and yes, I’ll probably get under a few people’s skin.”

Classic Hearn with the humor there but obviously there is some serious elements too above.

Mainly on what he thinks on the fight, in that Usyk is the favorite and Fury will have to pull a classic performance out of the bag.

Obviously he is backing his countryman but that’s purely because he wants that Fury vs Anthony Joshua fight to happen too at some point, which, if Fury wins, would be massive.