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WE’LL HEARN BRAGGING RIGHTS

- ■ Interview by CHRIS McKENNA

IF I had to pick between my beloved Arsenal winning the Premier League and Champions League or beating Eddie Hearn in our upcoming team battle, then it’s a no-brainer.

I’ll be picking victory over Matchroom all day long.

And WHEN we do beat them, I’ll be buying a big megaphone and driving up and down Hearn’s hometown of Brentwood shouting about it to make sure I rub it in.

This week the weights for the Saudi Arabiaback­ed show were confirmed.

There will be two heavyweigh­t showdowns, a light-heavyweigh­t clash, a middleweig­ht battle and a featherwei­ght duel. Hearn should be worried. I’ve always backed my team and we’ll get to show it when we go toe-to-toe on June 1 out in Riyadh.

There will be a press conference on April 15 in London to announce the fighters for the event.

Every one of the fights would be a headline event in their own right. This is happening thanks to the backing of His Excellency Turki Alalshikh (left).

I’m really enjoying the buzz – it’s given me a fresh excitement in the sport.

We did some filming for the promotion this week and it’s going to be a treat for the fans when it all gets released in the coming weeks. But the real business is winning and that’s what we will do when we put our Queensberr­y stable up against the rivals from Essex.

For fans worried that all the big-time boxing is now heading to the Middle East, there are plans being put in place for a huge event at Wembley Stadium in September.

It will be extra, extra special and so keep your eyes peeled for updates.

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