Tom Aspinall believes Eddie Hearn will provide him with “a more powerful voice in my corner”
Tom Aspinall believes Eddie Hearn is the perfect man to take his career to the next level after being officially unveiled as the first signing for Matchroom Talent Agency.
The UFC Heavyweight Champion joined the Matchroom Sport Chairman at a packed, launch Press Conference at London’s Battersea Power Station on Friday.
News of their exciting link-up dominated sports media coverage following its announcement on Thursday – and Aspinall has no doubt that even bigger things will follow now he has signed terms with Hearn to lead him.
“I needed a more powerful voice in my corner to grow commercially inside and outside the Octagon,” Aspinall said, speaking to media today.
“I am delighted to be working with Matchroom Talent Agency. I hope other MMA fighters look at this and see the money I’m going to make, to be a trailblazer for them.”
Matchroom Talent Agency is Matchroom Sport’s new brand of talent management, created by Chairman Eddie Hearn, to manage and service leading Sport & Entertainment talent with care and loyalty, nurturing athletes’ careers by managing their brand and building their reputations.
The new subsidiary sits alongside Matchroom Sport’s leading global entities in Matchroom Boxing, Professional Darts Corporation, World Snooker and Matchroom MultiSport.
With an unrivalled dominance over the past 40 years, Matchroom has been at the heart of some of the most poignant and iconic sporting moments in history, pioneered by an array of legendary heroes from generations past and present.
Hearn is happy to have yet another superstar athlete alongside him in Aspinall and is determined to help steer and accelerate the combat fighter’s future to even greater heights.
“Tom Aspinall needs to be recognised for the revenue he drives,” said Hearn.
“Tom is the elite of the elite. The baddest man on the planet in MMA. The Undisputed Heavyweight Champion – and we are thrilled to be in his corner as the first of many marquee signings for our new Matchroom Talent Agency.
“Since the news broke yesterday of the formation of Matchroom Talent Agency, we have been inundated with enquiries from many high-profile athletes in Sport & Entertainment, so watch this space on who we sign up next.”
