Floyd Mayweather And Eddie Hearn Link Up For A September Fight Night In UK

Eddie Hearn is very excited to reveal him and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be putting on a night in the UK.

This will be a “five or six man tournament,” USA Vs The UK night where The Money Team will go head to head with a Matchroom Team of boxers.

Eddie said expect match ups like, J’Leon Love Vs Rocky Fielding, Ashley Theophane Vs Ricky Burns, Mickey Bey Vs Anthony Crolla or Luke Campbell for the world title.

Hearn said, “I managed to speak to Floyd and Leonard Ellerbe and I’m excited. We discussed DeGale and also how best to work together in matching our fighters.”

“We’re going to do something in September where we’re looking at doing a Floyd Mayweather team versus a Matchroom team in a five or six-man tournament in one night. They’ve got a whole list of guys in many different weights.”

“The obvious ones are people like J’Leon Love against Rocky Fielding at super middleweight but then you’ve got people like Ashley Theophane who could get a fight with Ricky Burns if Burns wins that WBA world title.”

“Then at 135lbs, Mayweather’s fighter Mickey Bey is fighting for the IBF title. If he wins that, then we could look at him fighting Anthony Crolla or one of our other lightweights like Luke Campbell for the world title.”

“There are loads of different fights at different levels and I’m excited and they are too. I think they think it will be a lot of fun but it’s just about getting the format and date right. Once that’s sorted you will see that venture coming in the autumn.”

“It will take place in England but it’s just a case of where. Obviously some of the guys are from Liverpool, some are from London. But Floyd will be over of course and we will hope for some decent build-up shows for that too.”

“We’re looking at having a big cash bonus for the team winners, either the Matchroom or the Money Team, which would be split between the fighters. It will be a nice team environment going into the fights and I think it will be fun.”

When asked if he will be looking after Mayweather and his team when it comes to accommodation in the UK, Hearn said: “Definitely not, he can pay his own way.”