Welcome to the official Matchroom Boxing Podcast. Home to various shows incluing Matchroom Radio, Flash Knockdown, A Dream Achieved, The Punchline, Hearn & Bellew: Talk The Talk plus interviews with the fighters and more!
It's the Season 5 premiere of our Flash Knockdown Podcast and what better way to launch than in Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall 2 Fight Week. Hear from both men ahead of Saturday's main event. Jamie Ward and Scott Hammerton from the Matchroom team bring you exclusive content, news and even a quiz with Johnny Fisher, Lewis Ritson and footballer Josh Windass in our opener.
We catchup with Eddie Hearn at Matchroom HQ to review the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight and what it might mean for Anthony Joshua and beyond.
We catchup with Eddie Hearn in Riyadh just two days out from Tyson Fury against Oleksandr Usyk and admits Anthony Joshua would jump straight into fighting the winner. Eddie also breaks down Joe Cordina's World Title defence and Jai Opetaia's chance to become two time World Champ.
The return of our Flash Knockdown podcast is imminent! Jamie and Scott return from Matchroom HQ and not quite Riyadh to talk Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk plus Joe Cordina and Jai Opetaia's World Title fights... Then reveal the Pod is back for a fifth series, resuming in Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall 2 fight week.
We catchup with Eddie Hearn after the Juan Francisco Estrada vs Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez press conference in Phoenix ahead of their monster clash next month. Hearn talks how the fight was made and hints a potential future blockbuster between Bam and KO King Naoya Inoue could be on the cards plus the rest of June 29's card including big fights for Sunny Edwards and Ramla Ali.
We're back On The Ground at the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol and the Queensberry vs Matchroom, 5 vs 5 press conference. Hear from Eddie Hearn, Frank Warren, Dmitry Bivol, Hamzah Sheeraz, Ade Oladipo, Willy Hutchinson, Steve Bunce and a whole host more to discuss a landmark event.
David Diamante is back and joined by the new WBA World Featherweight Champion, Raymond Ford in Las Vegas for Matchroom Radio episode 78. They reflect on his World Title triumph Otabek Kholmatov, how life has changed for The Savage and what's next
Eddie Hearn reflects on Fabio Wardley vs Frazer Clarke, reveals the latest on the Dalton Smith vs Adam Azim and Chev Clarke vs Isaac Chamberlain purse bid situations and previews a massive fight week in Las Vegas co-headlined by Richardson Hitchins & Diego Pacheco.
Leigh Wood admits a potential return with Josh Warrington is his preferred next move. The two time World Champion explains some of the background noise which has bubbled up to increase tensions and predicts a similar outcome if the pair follow up October's first fight. The Nottingham star also talks Jordan Gill's fight with Zelfa Barrett and discusses his latest accolades.
It’s the Season 4 Flash Knockdown finale as Jamie and Scott speak with Super Lightweight duo Richardson Hitchins and Jack Catterall ahead of their respective upcoming big fights against Gustavo Lemos and Josh Taylor plus Johnny Fisher swings by HQ to collect his Matchroom Fan Award and there's a quick catchup with Mike Costello to wrap up the series.
The legendary cutman and handwrapper Jacob 'Stitch' Duran joins David Diamante in Sheffield, England to discuss his journey in the fight sport world. Stitch opens up his upbringing, how a trip to Thailand sparked his interest in the specialisms, working in the UFC, the different types of cuts, several stories from fighters he's worked with, appearing in various movies and much more!
It's Sheffield fight week as Dalton Smith headlines against Jose Zepeda, Jamie and Scott speak with Sandy Ryan who defends her WBO World Welterweight Title against Terri Harper in chief support plus Marc Castro who has his first pro title fight confirmed for April 6's big show in Vegas, The White Rhino Dave Allen gives some inside scoop into Jack Catterall's training camp and his next move whilst Shabaz Masoud talks training during Ramadan and takes on our Coach Trip quiz.
It's Knockout Chaos! It's a slightly different show this week... Jamie and Scott are in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ahead of the big night to speak with Joseph Parker and Justis Huni who feature in two big Heavyweight showdowns. Leigh Wood joins us to discuss Anthony Joshua's addition to the Ben Davison camp and discuss his next move whilst new WBA World Featherweight Champion Raymond Ford recalls his huge win last weekend and why he's cheering on Nick Ball this weekend.
We squeeze in a very quick episode of On The Ground before the Joshua vs Ngannou weigh in. Jamie Ward roams around the venue speaking with Conor Benn, David Haye, Adam Smith, Ariel Helwani and Derek Chisora just moments before the fighters hitting the scales in Riyadh.
We're back On The Ground in Riyadh at the final Press Conference just two days out from Knockout Chaos. This time we're joined by Frank Warren, Tommy Fury, Eddie Hearn, David Ghansa, Justis Huni and Dev Sahni. It's raw and unpredictable!
Fight Week in Riyadh is well and truly underway as Jamie Ward takes you On The Ground at the Workout. It's unplanned and unpredictable... You never know who we're going to speak with! Joining us are Eddie Hearn, Nick Ball, Pete and Joe McGrail, Kugan Cassius, Steve Bunce, Gareth A Davies, Paul Smith, Gavin Gwynne and more in the build-up to Saturday's show headlined by Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou.
Jamie and Scott are at Matchroom HQ to preview Raymond Ford's World Title and catchup with Jordan Gill who talks about bouncing back from defeat and April 13's headliner with Zelfa Barrett, two time World Champion and star of HBO's hit series True Detective Kali Reis joins to discuss how she got the role and confirms her interest in returning to the ring, Campbell Hatton eyes his first title on March 23 and takes on our Coach Trip challenge and Brandon Scott updates on his injury recovery and re...
Some show in London last week and another banger expected this Friday in Mexico with the Curiel and Nontshinga rematch. Hear from the challenger on location who reflects on the shock defeat and why his headspace is clear to become a two time Champ, Jamie catches up with Dalton Smith on all things Jose Zepeda and Adam Azim, Ade Oladipo is on the phone to recap some of last week's boxing highlights and Giorgio Visioli talks his two fights in the pro game and takes on our Coach Trip challenge... Do...
It's back home to London for our NXTGEN show this Saturday. Jamie and Scott are joined by our main event, both Liam Dillon and Reece Bellotti ahead of their Super Featherweight two belt domestic dust-up plus the returning duo of Craig Richards and John Hedges, Cameron Vuong takes on our Coach Trip quiz and there's all the usual chit chat... Tune in!
We catchup with Eddie Hearn at Matchroom HQ to catchup on various topics including news that an offer will be going in for Conor Benn to fight Gervonta Davis next, the news that Dalton Smith has been mandated to fight Adam Azim, John Ryder's retirement, Katie Taylor's next move and the upcoming schedule.
John Ryder confirms he’s hanging up the gloves after a near 14 year career pro career featuring battles with Canelo Alvarez, Jaime Munguia, Callum Smith, Daniel Jacobs, Patrick Nielsen, Bilal Akkawy, Billy Joe Saunders and many more. ‘The Gorilla’ announces he’s due to take up a training career alongside Tony Sims down the Matchroom Gym.
Viva Las Vegas! Jamie and Scott are Stateside for Benn vs Dobson fight week and are joined in person by our four guests: MMA Superstar Leah McCourt, Former Conor Benn opponent and now friend Kane Baker, prospect Jimmy Sains and Light Heavyweight contender Khalil Coe!
We have a mass update from Eddie Hearn in Las Vegas who goes over Conor Benn's fight this Saturday with Pete Dobson, the news from Shakur Stevenson about his apparent retirement, talks between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia, updates on negotiations between Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron plus Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall, Leigh Wood's options, Jaime Munguia's win over John Ryder and a whole lot more!
After our last show of 2023 in Belfast... We're back for our first show in 2024! Jamie and Scott speak with Paddy Donovan, who takes on our Coach Trip challenge and Tyrone McKenna who boxed both our main event fighters Lewis Crocker and Jose Felix. On the phone is Terri Harper fresh after her World Title announcement against Sandy Ryan and Tony Bellew gives his first boxing interview fresh out of The Jungle.
After the Christmas and New Year break, Jamie Ward and Scott Hammerton return with a bumper Flash Knockdown. WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion Dmitry Bivol joins us to talk all things Artur Beterbiev, UFC interim Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall talks the Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou match-up and recalls his sparring with Tyson Fury, European & Commonwealth Lightweight Rhiannon Dixon admits she's looking at going down the WBO World Title route and takes on our 'Coach Trip' quiz and ...
Just minutes before the Artur Beterbiev vs Callum Smith weigh in out in Quebec, we get a quick word with Eddie Hearn ahead of the Light Heavyweight World Title unification showdown plus Monday's Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou press conference, Jai Opetaia's potential addition to the Fury vs Usyk undercard and our updated February 10 show featuring Reece Bellotti.
We catchup with Eddie Hearn at Matchroom HQ for the first time in 2024 to catchup on various fights including Anthony Joshua’s fight with Francis Ngannou, Callum Smith’s shot at Artur Beterbiev this Saturday in Canada, Ryan Garcia’s decision to move on from a potential fight with Devin Haney, Caroline Dubois and Rhiannon Dixon's ordered World Title clash and the latest on Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron 2, Leigh Wood vs Josh Warrington 2 and much more!
Just a few weeks on from calling time on his career, Kal Yafai revisits his defining night capturing the WBA World Super Flyweight Title against Luis Concepcion in December 2016 and the events leading into the fight. Yafai openly talks his decision to call it a day and confirms he won't be too far from the action as young Brother Galal makes his charge towards World honours.
Matchroom's Scott Hammerton gets a quick word with John Ryder following his final spar in the UK ahead of January 27's fight with Jaime Munguía. The Gorilla believes he can inflict the first defeat of Munguía's 42 fight career and reflects on the positives from his last outing against Canelo Alvarez back in May.
DAZN lead commentator Mike Costello joins Matchroom's Scott Hammerton at HQ for a review of the Day Of Reckoning, a quick look back on some of the best moments of 2023 and what's to follow in 2024 including Mike's one fight that he hopes to see later in the year.
