Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed he will explore earlier main event start times in 2025.
Hearn was talking to IFL after Terri Harper’s points victory over Rhiannon Dixon in Sheffield, a main event that saw a comparatively early finish to the show after several undercard fights went short.
“It wasn’t intentional tonight, we had some early stoppages, but [it’s] so much better,” said Hearn.
“I just feel like everyone leaving here tonight has gone, ‘Oh, 10 o’clock, we could pop for a pint’, or ‘we could go for a bite to eat’, or ‘we could just go home and get a good night’s kip’.”
Hearn had already told BoxingScene that he and his team were “looking to do things differently” next year.
“Next week, we begin all our meetings at the HQ about how we’re going to change the shows for 2025. One of the big things is a 9pm main event. Guaranteed. Or, as close to guaranteed as possible. What a difference it makes,” Hearn added.
“Historically, boxing has always dragged on ‘til like 10.15, 10.30, 10.45, 11pm main event. It doesn’t have to be like that.”
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