Eddie Hearn is excited to see his stable of fighters at Matchroom continue to develop over 2025 as several of them prepare for major bouts this week.
The promotion hosts NXTGEN, live on DAZN, this Friday, with a slew of up-and-coming stars looking to make their mark at indigo at The O2.
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George Liddard will face Derrick Osaze for the middleweight Commonwwealth silver title, while Junaid Boston meets Bilal Fawaz for the English super-welterweight crown.
Speaking ahead of a stacked card, Hearn admitted that even with the glamour of the world heavyweight battles he frequents, these nights mean just as much to him too.
"I get really excited by these shows," he told The Stomping Ground. "It gives younger fighters that haven't yet tasted [the] headline position or [been] co-main to take that position.
"They get the limelight and build their profile. Every now and again, when you get to 5-0, 8-0, 10-0, the step-up comes.
That has come for Junaid Boston for the English title, and George Liddard, in a really good title for the commonwealth title. I'm looking forward to it.
"We have such a wonderful crop of fighters and I'm looking forward to seeing them progress over the next [year] and beyond."
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