45 years as a promoter, Warren on the future of boxingpublished at 20:58 GMT
Image source, Getty ImagesQueensberry chief Frank Warren has already sealed his place in the boxing Hall of Fame, having completed 45 years as a licensed boxing promoter, and he isn’t showing any signs of slowing down.
Warren is behind tonight’s event as Nick Ball looks to make a successful fourth defence of his WBA featherweight title.
The 73-year-old put on his first licensed event in 1980 – promoting two American heavyweights at the Bloomsbury Crest Hotel in London.
He has gone on promote well over 200 world title fights and worked with some of the biggest names in the business.
Frank Bruno, Tyson Fury, Daniel Dubois, Derek Chisora, Nigel Benn, Joe Calzaghe, Amir Khan, Ricky Hatton, and ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed are just some of the fighters to have been managed by Warren.
With such a vast amount of experience under his belt, Warren spoke to BBC Sport about the challenges boxing faces over the coming years…
