Matchroom announce their first six reveals in 2025
New 12 months. New intentions. Matchroom will kickstart 2025 with an almighty bang because it brings Boxing followers an unmissable double header direct from the UK and USA on Saturday, January 25 – reside worldwide on DAZN.
Two occasions. Two Continents. One broadcast.
Dalton Smith vs Walid Ouizza
An unrivalled 12-hours of motion – streamed by the worldwide house of Boxing, DAZN – begins at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Enviornment the place No.3 WBC ranked Dalton ‘Thunder’ Smith (16-0, 12 KOs) begins his cost in direction of greatness as he challenges Walid Ouizza (19-2, 8 KOs) for the EBU European and WBC Silver Tremendous-Light-weight Championships.
On a stacked undercard, Ellie Scotney (9-0) defends her IBF & Ring Journal Tremendous-Bantamweight World Titles towards Mea Motu (20-0, 8 KOs), while Conah Walker (14-3-1, 5 KOs) challenges Harry Scarff (13-3, 3 KOs) for the British & Commonwealth Welterweight Championships.
Mark Dickinson (7-1, 2 KOs) challenges undefeated Reece Farnhill (11-0, 4 KOs) for the English Tremendous-Middleweight belt, while undefeated rising homegrown stars Ibraheem Sulaimaan (6-0, 4 KOs) and Hamza Uddin (3-0, 1 KO) return to motion.
Diego Pacheco vs Steven Nelson
Then it’s over to the US, the place Diego Pacheco (22-0, 8 KOs) will defend his USWBC and WBO Worldwide Tremendous-Middleweight Titles towards Steven Nelson (20-0, 16 KOs) at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas – with Cuban Olympic star Andy Cruz (4-0, 2 KOs) taking over Mexico’s Omar Salcido (20-1, 14 KOs) and Pomona’s Ernesto Mercado (16-0, 15 KOs) going through Jose Pedraza (29-6-1, 14 KOs) on his Matchroom debut.
George Liddard vs Derrick Osaze
And the massive nights hold coming in Q1, as Matchroom delivers a octane night of NXTGEN drama on Saturday, January 31, when unbeaten 10-0 Middleweight prospect George Liddard (10-0, 6 KOs) co-headlines at London’s indigo at The O2 towards Birmingham’s Derrick Osaze (13-2, 3 KOs), as Rotherham expertise Junaid Bostan (10-0, 8 KOs) battles Bilal Fawaz (9-1, 2 KOs) with the English Tremendous-Welterweight crown up for grabs.
Plus, a crop of thrilling Matchroom expertise will bid to increase their 100% begins to the skilled ranks as Jimmy Sains (8-0, 8 KOs), Giorgio Visioli (5-0, 4 KOs), Leli Buttigieg (6-0, 1 KO), Taylor Bevan (1-0, 1 KO) and Jesse Brandon (4-0, 1 KO) function within the capital.
Eduardo Hernandez vs Tellez Giron
Eduardo ‘Rocky’ Hernandez (36-2, 32 KOs) will return to motion on Friday, February 28, when he takes on Rene Tellez Giron (20-4, 13 KOs) on the Auditorio Guelaguetza in Oaxaca, Mexico.
KO artist Hernandez is again after an unintended head conflict in his showdown with Thomas Mattice precipitated a lower to his left eye in Hermosillo again in September, ending a contest that was effervescent properly with a technical determination win.
That was a second win for ‘Rocky’ in his rebuild after his thrilling World title combat with O’Shaquie Foster in October 2023, and the WBA Continental Americas and IBF USBA Tremendous-Featherweight titles when he takes on Giron (20-4 13 KOs), the fiery Mexican who gave future World Title challenger Floyd Schofield an actual scare when he floored him within the eleventh spherical of their conflict in Las Vegas in November in a spirited efficiency.
Lewis Crocker vs Paddy Donovan
A mouth-watering Matchroom Struggle Evening awaits in Belfast sooner or later in a while Saturday, March 1, when native favorite Lewis Crocker (20-0, 11 KOs) and Limerick’s Paddy Donovan (14-0, 11 KOs) mild up the SSE Enviornment in an enormous all-Irish battle.
Match 28: Pat Brown
And March ends with the skilled debut of Olympian Pat Brown because the Cruiserweight standout headlines at Planet Ice Altrincham on the outskirts of his hometown Manchester on Saturday, March 28.
Eddie Hearn
Additional blockbuster nights are nonetheless to be introduced for February and March throughout the globe – and excited promoter and Chairman of Matchroom Sport, Eddie Hearn, stated: “That is the way you get issues began.
“2025 is assured to be our largest 12 months but – and it’s all unique to combat followers on the worldwide house of Boxing, DAZN.
“Going back-to-back on January 25 underlines our energy worldwide with two unbelievable reveals.
“Our January 31 we’ve a stacked night time of NXTGEN boxing in London to sit up for, which leads us to a string of thrilling occasions the world over up till March – with lots extra blockbuster nights and unmissable fights nonetheless to be introduced. Watch this house.”
“We’re extremely excited to be asserting our first reveals of 2025,” stated Alfie Sharman, VP DAZN. “That includes a few of the largest names and finest prospects within the sport, these reveals will kick off an action-packed 12 months for the platform. In 2025, DAZN guarantees to carry our subscribers an unrivalled schedule of world class boxing and nearer to the motion than ever earlier than”.
