British boxing promoter Eddie Hearn is looking to shake-up the American boxing scene with his newly announced eight-year, $1 billion deal with sports streaming platform DAZN (Da-Zone), which will launch in the United States in June. With sixteen US-based fight cards to fill, Hearn is eying world champions, former champions, Olympians, rising prospects, and anyone else he can get to build up his American stable.
Among his initial list of fighters targeted, Hearn included Mikey Garcia, Errol Spence, Jermell and Jermall Charlo, and Adrien Broner, all of whom are a part of Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions but aren’t contractually tied to any promoter.