Adam Azim has a target on his back
Adam Azim has responded to the shots fired at him by Eddie Hearn recently by asking the question: ‘are you all desperate to fight me?’
All this has come about because recently it was revealed that Azim had been mandated to battle it out with Dalton Smith for both the British and European titles. Both fights are undefeated, however a potential obstacle arises from those affiliations with different promotional teams and broadcasters.
Smith, who fights next against Jose Zepeda, is under contract with Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and features on DAZN, while Azim is promoted by Boxxer and competes on Sky Sports. This disparity in affiliations has complicated negotiations for the anticipated bout with Shalom stating that the fight should be on the biggest platform.
Azim, who has been away on holiday, came back to this war of words and took to X to post a message in response to a video in which Hearn is talking about him and his team.
“Just got back from holiday in Dubai and whilst I was gone a 21-year-old Adam Azim has been a hot topic in the UK and the US. F***ing hell are you all desperate to fight me.”
Matchroom and BOXXER have fallen out in similar circumstances before when Frazer Clarke was pulled from a purse bid with Fabio Wardley, but they have now agreed to fight later this year. Whether or not this exchange between Hearn and Shalom makes it more likely their fighters will want to settle their differences in the ring, we shall soon find out.