The range of sports increased in 1994 with the Mosconi Cup, an event which sees teams from Europe and the United States compete in a 9-ball pool tournament.[4][5] It has become a major event on the professional pool calendar.[6]
In 2002, the company formed PGA EuroPro Tour, the UK's leading developmental golf tour, in association with the PGA.[8] Later, in the 2000s, came ten pin bowling's Weber Cup.[9] In 2009, Barry Hearn became the majority shareholder in World Snooker Tour Ltd. Since then the sport has grown, with prize money increased and new events introduced worldwide.[10]
More recently, Matchroom has launched the World Championship of Ping Pong,[11] Superstars of Gymnastics, British Basketball All-Stars,[12] and British Fast5 Netball All-Stars.
In May 2018, Matchroom Boxing agreed five-year deal with DAZN reportedly worth £740 million to promote 16 fights in the US on the channel.[13] In June 2021, both firms extended its agreement.[14]
In April 2021, Barry Hearn stepped down as chairman with his son Eddie taking over the role. Barry will continue as president in an advisory role, while Eddie takes over as head of the PGA EuroPro tour, alongside overseeing Matchroom's wider operations and continuing to head the boxing division.[15]
^Gibson, John (29 July 2008). "Hit man Hearn has shown Midas touch across the whole spectrum of sport; From boxing to darts and snooker to soccer, rags to riches story of ex-accountant who has become a big player in his own right". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle.
^ abRanson, Jacob (31 December 2020). "Barry Hearn awarded OBE in New Year honours list". eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^"Faith, hope and charity". Sunday Life. 20 November 1994. p. 82.
^"Pool star Kelly Fisher wants women to compete at the Mosconi Cup again". skysports.com. 7 May 2021.
^"Mosconi Cup returns to Las Vegas, live on Sky Sports". skysports.com. 7 December 2017.
^"World Pool Masters Archives - Matchroom Pool". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
^"Brady's confidence high on the Europro Tour". Irish Independent. 24 June 2002. p. Golfer 3. Retrieved 7 August 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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Matchroom Sport is a UK based sporting event promotions company founded by Barry Hearn and run by him and his son Eddie Hearn It first came to attention in the sports of snooker and boxing and is also involved in pool bowling golf fishing darts table tennis poker and gymnastics The company is based in Brentwood Essex 1 Matchroom SportCompany typePrivateIndustrySports promotionHeadquartersBrentwood EssexKey peopleBarry HearnEddie HearnWebsitewww wbr matchroom wbr com Matchroom has had broadcasting agreements in the United Kingdom with DAZN Sky Sports ITV and the BBC Contents 1 History 2 Boxing 2 1 Current stable 3 References 4 External linksHistory editMatchroom formed in 1982 concentrating on snooker management with the likes of Steve Davis Dennis Taylor and Jimmy White under contract It sponsored two non ranking tournaments the Matchroom Professional Championship 1986 1988 restricted to its contracted players and Matchroom League 1987 1994 A novelty song called Snooker Loopy by Chas amp Dave and The Matchroom Mob reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart in 1986 with five Matchroom players featured on backup vocals and in the video Hearn s first foray into boxing promotion was the Frank Bruno vs Joe Bugner heavyweight clash in 1987 in front of 35 000 people at White Hart Lane 2 3 The range of sports increased in 1994 with the Mosconi Cup an event which sees teams from Europe and the United States compete in a 9 ball pool tournament 4 5 It has become a major event on the professional pool calendar 6 Over the years Matchroom s portfolio under Hearn grew taking a majority stake in the Professional Darts Corporation in 2001 helping oversee a growth in the sport 3 Matchroom Sport also promote the World Cup of Pool a national team scotch doubles event and the World Pool Masters an annual nine ball event 7 In 2002 the company formed PGA EuroPro Tour the UK s leading developmental golf tour in association with the PGA 8 Later in the 2000s came ten pin bowling s Weber Cup 9 In 2009 Barry Hearn became the majority shareholder in World Snooker Tour Ltd Since then the sport has grown with prize money increased and new events introduced worldwide 10 More recently Matchroom has launched the World Championship of Ping Pong 11 Superstars of Gymnastics British Basketball All Stars 12 and British Fast5 Netball All Stars In May 2018 Matchroom Boxing agreed five year deal with DAZN reportedly worth 740 million to promote 16 fights in the US on the channel 13 In June 2021 both firms extended its agreement 14 In April 2021 Barry Hearn stepped down as chairman with his son Eddie taking over the role Barry will continue as president in an advisory role while Eddie takes over as head of the PGA EuroPro tour alongside overseeing Matchroom s wider operations and continuing to head the boxing division 15 Boxing editCurrent stable edit 16 Boxer Nationality Weight Signed Title Nikita Ababiy nbsp American Middleweight 17 July 2018 Murodjon Akhmadaliev nbsp Uzbekistan Bantamweight 25 April 2019 Demetrius Andrade nbsp American Middleweight 17 July 2018 WBO middleweight champion Qais Ashfaq nbsp English Bantamweight 1 February 2018 Martin Bakole nbsp Congolese Heavyweight 10 July 2019 Zelfa Barrett nbsp English Super featherweight March 2020 Commonwealth super featherweight champion Reece Bellotti nbsp English Featherweight 30 June 2015 Conor Benn nbsp English Welterweight 30 March 2016 Chris Billam Smith nbsp English Cruiserweight Commonwealth cruiserweight champion Dmitry Bivol nbsp Russian Light heavyweight 15 January 2019 WBA light heavyweight champion Arthur Biyarslanov nbsp Canadian Light welterweight 29 March 2019 Cecilia Braekhus nbsp Norwegian Welterweight 22 October 2019 Joshua Buatsi nbsp English Light heavyweight 5 June 2017 Ricky Burns nbsp Scottish Lightweight 11 March 2013 Felix Cash nbsp English Middleweight 11 May 2016 Commonwealth middleweight champion Marc Castro nbsp American Featherweight Ted Cheeseman nbsp English Light middleweight 9 April 2015 British light middleweight champion Souleymane Cissokho nbsp French Light middleweight Kieron Conway nbsp English Light middleweight 12 July 2019 Joe Cordina nbsp Welsh Lightweight 1 February 2017 British lightweight champion Shannon Courtenay nbsp English Super featherweight Robbie Davies Jr nbsp English Light welterweight John Docherty nbsp Scottish Super middleweight 11 July 2018 Sam Eggington nbsp English Light middleweight 1 October 2014 Alexis Espino nbsp American Middleweight 28 October 2018 Juan Francisco Estrada nbsp Mexican Super flyweight 28 June 2019 WBA Super and The Ring super flyweight champion Tevin Farmer nbsp American Super featherweight 23 August 2018 Aqib Fiaz nbsp English Lightweight Rocky Fielding nbsp English Super middleweight 6 June 2012 Scott Fitzgerald nbsp English Light middleweight 21 September 2015 British light middleweight champion Raymond Ford nbsp American Super featherweight Anthony Fowler nbsp English Light middleweight 20 April 2017 Charles Frankham nbsp English Featherweight 14 January 2019 Kid Galahad nbsp English Featherweight Jordan Gill nbsp English Featherweight 29 October 2018 Shakhram Giyasov nbsp Uzbekistan Welterweight 25 April 2019 Devin Haney nbsp American Lightweight 25 April 2019 WBC lightweight champion Terri Harper nbsp English Super featherweight 24 September 2019 WBC and IBO female super featherweight champion John Hedges nbsp English Super middleweight Filip Hrgovic nbsp Croatian Heavyweight 14 February 2019 Daniel Jacobs nbsp American Middleweight 23 September 2017 Callum Johnson nbsp Scottish Light heavyweight 30 June 2015 Natasha Jonas nbsp English Lightweight 20 June 2017 Otha Jones III nbsp American Welterweight 16 January 2019 Anthony Joshua nbsp English Heavyweight 24 July 2013 Josh Kelly nbsp English Welterweight 8 February 2017 Israil Madrimov nbsp Uzbekistan Light middleweight 7 March 2019 Magomedrasul Majidov nbsp Uzbekistan Heavyweight 10 September 2019 Florian Marku nbsp Albanian Welterweight 27 November 2020 Savannah Marshall nbsp English Super middleweight 1 August 2019 Julio Cesar Martinez nbsp Mexican Flyweight 11 October 2019 WBC flyweight champion Reshat Mati nbsp American Lightweight 17 July 2018 Lawrence Okolie nbsp English Cruiserweight 18 January 2017 WBO cruiserweight champion Diego Pacheco nbsp American Middleweight 5 October 2018 Hopey Price nbsp English Super bantamweight 11 October 2018 Craig Richards nbsp English Light heavyweight Lewis Ritson nbsp English Light welterweight 10 October 2017 Srisaket Sor Rungvisai nbsp Thai Super flyweight 30 January 2019 John Ryder nbsp English Super middleweight Billy Joe Saunders nbsp English Super middleweight 13 August 2019 Ellie Scotney nbsp English Featherweight Callum Smith nbsp English Super middleweight 3 October 2012 Dalton Smith nbsp English Light welterweight 21 March 2019 Katie Taylor nbsp Irish Lightweight 27 October 2016 WBA WBC IBF WBO and The Ring female lightweight champion James Tennyson nbsp Northern Irish Lightweight Jessie Vargas nbsp American Light middleweight 17 July 2018 Josh Warrington nbsp English Featherweight February 2020 Martin Joseph Ward nbsp English Super featherweight 31 May 2012 Fabio Wardley nbsp English Heavyweight British Commonwealth and WBO European heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte nbsp English Heavyweight 20 May 2016 Thomas Whittaker Hart nbsp English Light heavyweight Austin Williams nbsp American Middleweight 26 February 2019 Gamal Yafai nbsp English Super bantamweight Khalid Yafai nbsp English Super flyweight 14 May 2012 Daniyar Yeleussinov nbsp Kazakhstani Welterweight 5 March 2018 Zhang Zhilei nbsp Chinese Heavyweight 24 September 2020 Canelo Alvarez nbsp Mexican Super middleweight 19 December 2020 WBA WBC WBO IBF and The Ring super middleweight championReferences edit MATCHROOM SPORT LIMITED Gibson John 29 July 2008 Hit man Hearn has shown Midas touch across the whole spectrum of sport From boxing to darts and snooker to soccer rags to riches story of ex accountant who has become a big player in his own right Evening Chronicle Newcastle a b Ranson Jacob 31 December 2020 Barry Hearn awarded OBE in New Year honours list eastlondonadvertiser co uk Retrieved 20 August 2021 Faith hope and charity Sunday Life 20 November 1994 p 82 Pool star Kelly Fisher wants women to compete at the Mosconi Cup again skysports com 7 May 2021 Mosconi Cup returns to Las Vegas live on Sky Sports skysports com 7 December 2017 World Pool Masters Archives Matchroom Pool Matchroom Pool Retrieved 7 January 2019 Brady s confidence high on the Europro Tour Irish Independent 24 June 2002 p Golfer 3 Retrieved 7 August 2020 via British Newspaper Archive About World Snooker Barry Hearn s replacement Steve Dawson ponders filling big shoes and dealing with Judd Trump BBC Sport 27 April 2021 Jim White Darts king Barry Hearn turns his global sights to table tennis The Daily Telegraph 4 January 2013 Home All Stars Basketball All Stars Basketball Correspondent Ron Lewis Boxing 17 April 2024 Eddie Hearn s Matchroom agrees 740m US deal ISSN 0140 0460 Retrieved 17 April 2024 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Dixon Ed 28 June 2021 Inside the deal DAZN and Matchroom Boxing SportsPro Retrieved 17 April 2024 Barry Hearn replaced by son Eddie as chairman of Matchroom BBC Sport 20 April 2021 Boxers Archive Matchroom Boxing Matchroom Boxing External links editMatchroom Sport homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matchroom Sport amp oldid 1223705508, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
