Eddie Hearn today revealed how he signed Deontay Wilder to captain the Matchroom team for the 5v5 event on June 1st in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Promoter Hearn gave the go-ahead to sign one fighter to be named captain by His Excellency Turki Alarcik, and despite being in a bad situation, former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder (43 wins, 3 losses, 1 draw) , 32KO). loss.
Wilder has been named captain of the Matchroom Boxing team and will take on the dangerous Zhang Zhilei in a 12-round fight. Hearn is confident that Wilder will return to his old form and win by knocking out Zhang (26-2-1, 21 KOs).
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“I said, 'Can I go and sign somebody?' And he said, 'Yes, you can work with whoever you want for one night.' Promoter Eddie Hearn spoke on Charlie Parson's YouTube channel about his conversation with Turki Alarcik on June 1st about what was going on behind the scenes of the Deontay Wilder deal and production. I am the captain of the Matchroom team for the event.
Hearn said Wilder's confidence could be at an all-time low following Wilder's timid and gun-shy performance in his one-sided 12-round unanimous decision loss to Joseph Parker last December. He admits that he needs to regain his confidence considering his sexuality.
I don't know if Hearn can rebuild Wilder's shattered confidence that quickly without a lot of guidance. Wilder was terrified of Parker and seemed unwilling to take any risks in that fight.
Perfect timing? Or is it the perfect strategy?
“I said, 'Let's let Deontay do some work.' It couldn't be a better time.”Hearn said it was a good time to sign Deontay after his loss to Joseph Parker last December. When asked if he had not, he answered: “I had to cheer him up. I had to believe in him. I had to tell him how great he is and put a fire in his belly.”
If Hearn can boost Wilder's morale and make him understand that he is the captain, he will be more willing to take the ultimate risk and blitz Chan, just as he does on the battlefield.
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“You are the captain. You are the boss of this ship. Let's smash this block to pieces on behalf of the team, and he will stop Zhilei Zhang within five rounds. That's what I want him to do. That's one of the reasons I gave him the captaincy. I talked to him, I looked him in the eye, and he's the real deal. He wants to do damage on June 1st. I’m fighting for my career one day,” Hearn said.
