Eddie Hearn & the WBA

[Frazier71]

I was a little bored so made a few lists to investigate this burgeoning relationship.

There's still a mix between the WBC/WBA/IBF (no WBO at all) but the WBA looks to be the one he's closest too now by far.

Matchroom Boxing Champions

Heavyweight -Anthony Joshua WBA "Super" & IBF
Light Heavyweight - Dmitry Bivol WBA
Super Middleweight - James De Gale IBF & Callum Smith WBC "Diamond" (WBSS)
Bantamweight - Ryan Burnett IBF & Jamie McDonnell WBA "Regular"
Super Flyweight - Kal Yafai WBA

Announced World Title challengers/unifications featuring Matchroom fighters

Super Middleweight Jamie Cox vs George Groves WBA "Super" (WBSS)
Bantamweight Ryan Burnett vs Zhanat Zhakiyanov WBA "Super" & IBF unification
Women's Lightweight Katie Taylor vs Anahi Sanchez WBA
Callum Smith will fight for the WBA "Super" belt in the WBSS tournament should he reach the final
Jamie Cox will fight for the WBC "Diamond" belt in the WBSS tournament should he reach the final

Matchroom fighters who lost or vacated World Titles in 2016/2017

Cruiserweight - Tony Bellew WBC 2016-2016
Light Heavyweight - Nathan Cleverley WBA "Regular" 2016-2017
Welterweight - Kell Brook IBF 2014-2017
Junior Welterweight - Ricky Burns WBA 2016-2017
Lightweight - Anthony Crolla WBA 2015-2016
Super Bantamweight - Scott Quigg WBA "Regular" 2014-2016

Matchroom fighters who challenged for World Titles in 2016/2017 but didn't win

Cruiserweight - Mike Perez WBC (WBSS)
Super Middleweight - James DeGale WBC & IBF unification & Paul Smith WBA "Regular"
Middleweight - Kell Brook WBC & IBF
Junior Welterweight - Ricky Burns WBA & IBF unification
Lightweight - Anthony Crolla WBA & WBC "Diamond" & Luke Campbell WBA & WBC "Diamond"
Junior Lightweight - Stephen Smith IBF, WBA "Regular" - different fights
Super Bantamweight - Scott Quigg - IBF & WBA "Regular" unification & Gavin McDonnell WBC
Flyweight - Charlie Edwards IBF

Ugh this took way too long, sorry if I missed any. I'll edit it in if you let me know.

[ElJefe]

Dmitry Bivol is with Matchroom?

[Taansend]

The fact that the WBA has up to three Champions at each weight means just about every promoter will be close to them.

They are the biggest joke in a sea of jokes.

There should be one title in each of ten weights. I have decreed it so

[Ruthless-RKO]

He's also quite close to IBF.. promoters are always close to a santioning body..

Top Rank - WBO
Frànk Wàrren - WBO
Matchroom - IBF/WBA

[Ossyrules]

I tended to also consider countries having more history or ties with particular bodies

WBC seemed pretty locked down in America
WBO seemed more accepted in Europe before yanks took to it

I always thought if Hearn as close with IBF. Joshua and Kell were two of his diamonds and both went ibf route

[Ruthless-RKO]

I tended to also consider countries having more history or ties with particular bodies

WBC seemed pretty locked down in America
WBO seemed more accepted in Europe before yanks took to it

The WBC are quite big in Asia right now too

[davie]

Every promoter has more WBA belts

I'm toilet training puppies just now and I award them a WBA title every time they successfully make it to the garden for a pee

[3132DW]

Dmitry Bivol is with Matchroom?

Rumoured - On their Monaco card and promoting him on Twitter. Noticed Hearn saying he is a beast yesterday.