The man behind the former heavyweight champion wants to move the business beyond its high-profile founders, the Hearn family, and outmuscle its ‘dinosaur’ rivals
Boxing fans hooked on Tyson Fury’s Kardashians-style Netflix series could soon have another show to get excited about – starring Frank Smith, the boyfriend of Emily Eubank, who is daughter to eccentric former pro Chris Eubank and sister to current middleweight Chris Jr.
Smith is chief executive of the boxing arm of Matchroom Sport, the multisport promotions empire built over four decades by Barry Hearn and now chaired by his son, Eddie. A familiar media personality, Eddie Hearn is known for his David Brent-isms, and Smith’s carefree motormouth would lend itself well to TV.