During a Ring Magazine panel discussion featuring Devin Haney as a commentator, asking about Josh Kelly about his upcoming junior middleweight unification with Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis early next year, Haney gets straight to the point and poses a question to Kelly about whether Matchroom
promoter Eddie Hearn truly has his best interest at heart in this matchup.
“I have a question for Josh,” Haney said. “Because when I fought Regis [Prograis], Eddie had me, he was representing me, he was promoting me, and
he was promoting Regis, and I feel like he had my best interest in the fight. Now he’s promoting you, he’s promoting Boots. He’s been promoting you your whole career, if I’m not mistaken…Do you feel like he can have your best interest and Boots’ best interest in this fight?”
Kelly would respond with the following comments.
“When it comes down to this, I know Eddie’s favorite is probably Boots,” Kelly responded. “He’s good for business in the US, he’s big here in the US, he’s good business for DAZN. But for me, all I want to say is, listen, I’m going to be bad for business that night, for the US.”
Eddie Hearn, who was also on the panel would chime in to share his perspective.
“Josh wants the biggest fights, the most amount of money, and the biggest nights. It’s our job to deliver that,” said Hearn. “Once they get in the ring — I never like putting two guys in together, because really I want to sit there and scream and shout and you can’t even do that. I like Boots, I’ve got a longstanding relationship with Josh. Mate, this is sport. Over to you, boys.
“Of course everyone is talking about Boots…and most people are looking past Josh Kelly. Not Boots and not Bozy. They know how good he is.”
Watch the full segment below to get more thoughts from Kelly and Hearn on a fight that is expected to be the prelude to an undisputed showdown which is expected to follow.
