Eddie Hearn hints at shock career change as boxing promoter says ‘I’ve been thinking about this for ages’
EDDIE HEARN has hinted that he is thinking about starting a new life in three different careers.
The boxing promoter has said he fancies a go at “running for Prime Minister” as well as pursuing a career in music and acting.
In a jovial interview with IFL TV, Hearn joked that the reason for his success in the boxing world has come from pushing the boundaries for what is possible.
He said: “In my mind, I’ve felt for a long time that I would make a great Prime Minister.
“Now, I’m quite deluded right, but one of the reasons I’ve been so successful and pushed the boundaries so hard is because I’m quite deluded.
“Like I feel like if you’re not deluded what is there to think about in terms of your potential? So I’ve always thought I would make a great Prime Minister and I was thinking about running for MP… I’ve been thinking about this for ages.”
Hearn then explained that his ambitions were not limited to number 10 and that he has given thought to some other glamorous careers too.
He continued: “Also in my head, I think I’ll end up being an Oscar winning actor and I think I could actually have a recording contract as well because I can really sing.”
Hearn was speaking as he continued to promote Terence Crawford vs Israil Madrimov.
Crawford is up against Madrimov to become the WBA light middleweight champion, with the fight taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Hearn is promoting Madrimov, who has a record of 10 wins, one draw and zero losses.
Crawford meanwhile has a hugely impressive 40-0-0 record.
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Despite Crawford being a huge name in the boxing world, he is relatively unknown to the world at large, and Hearn had his own thoughts on how to change that.
He told DAZN: “One of the problems in boxing in America is that the public doesn’t get an opportunity to see what the individual is like, and I feel if people got to see Terence Crawford and what he stood for – the way he lives his life, the way he works, the way he respects the game and the way he raises his kids, in their athletics and wrestling, that should be championed.
“I don’t really understand why, in your country, you don’t champion him more. Obviously, people aren’t promoting him the right way. People aren’t pushing him.
“If I promoted Terence Crawford, I’d want all of America to know this guy. And I think you’d love him.”