The following boxers are currently promoted by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing:
The PPV Headline Grade Superstars
Classification: Fighters capable of headling a PPV moving forward (regardless of whether they have or have not been in such a position in the past or recent past).
- Kell Brook – primary market International; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Saturday 17 March 2012.
Kell Brook’s future is as much a medical issue now as a sporting one. - Anthony Joshua – primary market International; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Saturday 5 October 2013.
Anthony Joshua remains the jewel in the Matchroom crown – contributing as much as 35% of boxing related revenue (directly and indirectly). No fighter is bigger than Matchroom but if one could be it would be him. - Tony Bellew – primary market Liverpool/North West; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Friday 27 April 2012.
Tony Bellew is enjoying a well deserved late career surge in success, exposure & earnings.
The Non-PPV/Fight Night Headline A Grade Superstars
Classification: Fighters, who whilst major draws, are not currently capable of headling a PPV moving forward (regardless of whether they have or have not been in such a position in the past or recent past). In the case of Scott Quigg this judgement is conditional & excludes the possibility of one or two opponents.
- Anthony Crolla – primary market Manchester; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Saturday 06 October 2012.
Anthony Crolla is one of British boxing’s most loved figures. - Scott Quigg – primary market North West; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Saturday 29 June 2013.
- Jamie McDonnell – primary market Yorkshire; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Saturday 20 October 2012.
- Martin Murray – primary market North West; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Saturday 14 December 2013 although Murray then went on to complete a four fight deal with Rodney Berman before returning (this time under contract) to Matchroom fighting again on Friday 26 June 2015.
- Dereck Chisora – primary market International – potential B-side PPV draw moving forward – signing announced on 20 September 2017.
The Non-PPV/Fight Night Headline B Grade Stars
- Paul Butler – primary market Liverpool/North West; signing announced on 24 July 2017.
- Nathan Cleverly – primary market Wales; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Saturday 17 May 2014.
The Emerging Superstars
Classification: Fighters who are being groomed to attain the ‘capable of headling a PPV card’ status in the next 1-4 years.
- Luke Campbell – primary market Yorkshire with International Potential; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Saturday 13 July 2013.
- Sam Eggington – primary market Midlands with International Potential; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Saturday 05 April 2014.
- Kal Yafai – primary market Midlands; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Saturday 07 July 2012.
- Callum Smith – primary market Liverpool/North West; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Saturday 17 November 2012.
- Ryan Burnett – primary market Northern Ireland; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Saturday 21 November 2015.
The Inbetweeners
Classification: Fighters who probably need to kick on with a major win in their next 2-3 fights in order to preserve their spot in the Matchroom stable.
- Hosea Burton – primary market North West.
- Jake Ball – primary market London.
- Martin Joseph Ward – primary market London.
- Charlie Edwards – primary market London; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Saturday 31 January 2015.
- Callum Johnson – primary market North West/Yorkshire; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Friday 27 June 2014.
- Scotty Cardle – primary market North West.
- Ohara Davies – primary market London; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Saturday 11 October 2014.
The Young Blood
Classification: Elite talent being groomed for career peak in 2-5 years.
- Ted Cheeseman – primary market London.
- Sean McGoldrick – primary market Wales.
- Marcus Morrison – primary market North West.
- Joe Cordina – primary market Wales.
- Josh Kelly – primary market North East.
- Katie Taylor – primary market International.
- Gamal Yafai – primary market Midlands.
- Felix Cash – primary market London.
- Lawrence Okolie – primary market London.
- Reece Bellotti – primary market London.
The Catalogue Guys
Classification: Fighters who are useful additions to cards; generally (but not always) with better days behind them than in-front of them.
- Frankie Gavin – primary market Midlands.
- Paul Smith – primary market Liverpool/North West.
- Ricky Burns – primary market Scotland.
- Stephen Smith – primary market Liverpool/North West.
- Tommy Coyle – primary market Yorkshire.
- Rocky Fielding – primary market North West.
- Brian Rose – primary market North West; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Saturday 20 April 2013.
- Gavin McDonnell – primary market Yorkshire.
- John Ryder – primary market London.
The Foils
Classification: Guys who are strategic additions to the stable – often to safeguard the Tier 1 priorities from low-reward challengers or to crowd out rankings at world level for the same purpose.
- Frank Buglioni – primary market London.
- Luis Ortiz – primary market International.
- Dillian Whyte – primary market London; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Saturday 01 August 2015.
The Wild Cards
Classification: Less proven talent with potential substantial upside.
- Conor Benn – primary market London; first fight under Eddie Hearn: Saturday 09 April 2016.
- Scott Fitzgerald – primary market North West.
- Isaac Chamberlain – primary market London.
- Craig Richards – primary market London.