Dana
White’s Zuffa Boxing has signed British heavyweight Johnny
Fisher, who is set to headline Zuffa Boxing 11 at Copper Box Arena
in London on Sept. 26.
Fisher’s former promoter, Eddie Hearn, has now explained how the
boxer’s decision to join Zuffa Boxing came down to more than just a
better payday.
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Eddie Hearn explains Johnny Fisher’s decision to join Zuffa
Boxing
Fisher (14-1, 12 KOs) has left Matchroom Boxing after five years to
join White’s Zuffa Boxing, marking a monumental change in his
career. Hearn dissected Fisher’s move in an interview with
talkSPORT Boxing.
He explained that the move was influenced by Fisher’s desire for
more manageable opponents following his first professional defeat.
Hearn claimed that those types of matchups did not fit the
Matchroom Boxing or DAZN product.
“If I headlined a show for Johnny Fisher against the guys he’s
going to be fighting, I would be ridiculed,” Hearn said. “But you
would be prepared to pay for a fight that he will be in because the
fight that he is in is not good enough for my product, for DAZN’s
product, to put bums on seats, to make people engage.”
Zuffa Boxing 11 marks the promotion’s return to the United Kingdom
after it previously put on an event in Bournemouth in June.
Fisher’s opponent has not been announced yet.
BIG THINGS HAPPENING 🥊
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has joined the Zuffa Boxing heavyweight roster! pic.twitter.com/MAHOcNXs9J— Zuffa_Boxing (@Zuffa_Boxing)
July 13, 2026