Luke Littler and Ben Whittaker Join Forces

As Matchroom Sport Takes Over New York City!

(June 24th) Two worlds came together over 1,000 feet above the Manhattan skyline as Matchroom Boxing and the Professional Darts Corporation get set to take over New York City this week.

Two of Britain’s best sports stars joined forces as two-time World Darts Champion Luke Littler and Olympic silver medalist and future World Champion boxer Ben Whittaker linked up with Matchroom Sport Chairman Eddie Hearn on top of ‘The Edge’ as they get set for a monumental week in America.

Littler begins his challenge for the US Darts Masters on Thursday at the Infosys Theatre at Madison Square Garden, going in search of his first major win in the US as he bids to dethrone reigning holder Luke Humphries.

And WBC Silver Light Heavyweight Champion Whittaker looks ahead to his big American debut when he faces Richard ‘Popeye’ Rivera on Saturday night, live on DAZN PPV, on the blockbuster undercard of Xander Zayas vs Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis at the Barclays Center.

Matchroom Sport Chairman Eddie Hearn said: “It’s a huge week of sport here in the Big Apple, and there is no better way to announce our arrival by standing high above the famous Manhattan skyline with two of the best sporting stars in the world today in Luke Littler and Ben Whittaker.

“We’re excited to be here in America. Between both events, we have sold over 25,000 tickets. The fans are in for an absolute treat.

“Luke is an absolute superstar. He’s only 19 and has already taken Darts to new levels – now he’s going to transform the sport Stateside. And Ben is ready to underline why he is the man take British boxing into a new dimension when he makes his US bow this Saturday in Brooklyn.”

Luke Littler said: “It’s a very big week ahead and everyone knows I love my Boxing, so it was great to catch up with Eddie and Ben Whittaker.

“Ben is a great showman and one of the most exciting fighters to watch. I hope we can both do the business in New York.”

Ben Whittaker said: “Luke Littler has achieved so much at such a young age. It was great to meet him and I’m sure he will light up MSG like I’m about to bring it to Brooklyn this Saturday.”

Matchroom Sport has become one of the world’s largest suppliers of sports programming over the past near four decades.

Since 1982, we have grown year-on-year and have established relationships with virtually every major broadcaster of sports in the world. It has been a fantastic journey with lots of fun along the way and I hope we have played our part in helping our clients achieve cost-effective ratings.

At Matchroom, we have a passion for sport. We are an independent company full of creative people that set the highest standards for the events they produce – and we love every minute of it! We have some of the best in the business making them come to life.

We will continue to expand our portfolio of events based on client demand and look forward to the exciting times ahead for our industry. As always we look to improve at every level as we continue our pursuit of excellence in both the quality of our events and television production.

Welcome to the world of Matchroom Sport – I hope we can be of service.

Barry Hearn

President, Matchroom Sport

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About Matchroom Boxing

After the success of snooker in the 1980s, Matchroom Sport moved into boxing with two small hall shows followed by Frank Bruno v Joe Bugner at Tottenham Hotspur’s ground – the biggest boxing event of 1987. That launched the company into the boxing big-time, a position it has maintained ever since.

Through the 1990s Matchroom Sport’s boxing roster featured many of the biggest names in the sport including Lennox Lewis, Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank, Steve Collins and Naseem Hamed, all in world title fights and it continues to work with some of the biggest names in UK boxing including Audley Harrison, the 2000 Olympic Super-Heavyweight gold medalist.

Over the years, Matchroom Sport has built up long-standing relationships with broadcasters around the world and with the advent of the Prizefighter phenomenon, the company’s boxing division has never been in a stronger position.

From fantastic six round scraps between the sport’s journeymen, up to multi-million-dollar World Championship contests featuring the above fighters, the Pro Box series has it all. Each show is packed with the very best in boxing action in a series that encompasses almost 25 years of Matchroom Sport’s commitment to bringing the highest quality to the global television market.