The chairman of Matchroom Sport and Professional Darts Corporation is British sports promoter, Edward John Hearn. He was born on June 8, 1979, and is the son of Matchroom Sport’s original founder, Barry Hearn.
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Despite his success in cricket and football, Hearn attended Brentwood School in Essex but was unable to enroll in the sixth form due to subpar GCSE scores. He continued his schooling by studying media studies, physical education, and business studies at Havering Sixth Form College.
He was inspired to study by his father, who gave him the incentive of £1,000 if he earned a C or better in his A-level subjects, which he did.
After completing his degree, Hearn began working for a West End sports management firm. In order to build Matchroom Boxing, he continued to advertise online poker there and was successful in getting heavyweight champion David Haye to face Audley Harrison.
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Hearn committed to a six-year, exclusive televised boxing contract with UK broadcaster Sky Sports in 2015. Many world champions, like Katie Taylor, Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin, Oleksandr Usyk, and Vasyl Lomachenko, have been promoted by him.
Eddie Hearn Parents: Meet Barry Hearn and Susan Hearn
Barry Maurice William Hearn OBE and Susan Hearn are the parents of Eddie Hearn. The creator of Matchroom Sport and a well-known English sports event promoter is Barry Hearn. He is Eddie’s father as well.
Eddie’s mother is a stay-at-home mom named Susan Hearn. Eddie Hearn and Katie, the couple’s twins, are their offspring. Sir Ron Priestley, owned by Susan and Barry Hearn, won a noteworthy victory in the main race at Newmarket in July 2021.
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