Hearn Calls Out Haney and Teofimo for Playing Promoter on Other People’s Money

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn criticized fighters like Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez for establishing promotional entities without taking on true financial risks. Speaking to the media about their broadcast arrangements with DAZN, Hearn stated that these boxers seek company recognition, input, and branding on event posters without investing their own capital into staging the shows.

Boxing News 24 argues that while Hearn's comments reflect self-serving frustration over losing promotional leverage, his operational distinction between licensed promoters and vanity branding is accurate. The publication notes that until fighters fund undercards, absorb event losses, and sign independent prospects, their promotional roles remain essentially branding exercises rather than full-scale promotions.