Podcast: Interview with promoter Ben Shalom of Boxxer

His U.K. Sky Sports Deal and U.S. Peacock deal; plans to come to America; the company's roster; Saturday's Buatsi-Azeez card; competing with Hearn, Warren; more

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It’s a bonus podcast episode today as I had an in-depth interview with Ben Shalom, the CEO of Boxxer, one of the major promoters in the United Kingdom. Boxxer is the main supplier of boxing events for Sky Sports in the U.K., and now has a deal with NBC’s Peacock streaming service in the U.S.

We discussed his broadcast deals; his start in boxing; plans to promote in the U.S.; Saturday’s evenly matched WBA light heavyweight title eliminator between Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez in the main event with European champion Adam Azim, one of boxing’s top up-and-comers, making his first defense against Enoch Poulsen in the co-feature; rising stars on the Boxxer roster in light heavyweight Ben Whittaker and Caroline Dubois, both of whom are on Saturday’s show; plans for WBO cruiserweight titlist Chris Billam-Smith; competing with the U.K.’s other major promoters, Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren; and more.

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Ben Shalom photo: Boxxer

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