Eddie Hearn in heated debate on live TV about banning boxing

Eddie Hearn found himself embroiled in a war of words with a head injury campaigner on Friday morning.

Appearing on Good Morning Britain, the boxing promoter clashed with Peter McCabe, the chief executive of brain injury charity Headway, whilst debating the concept of introducing the sport to children.

Tempers flared in a conversation rife with emotion and interruptions that touched upon the sport’s safety, as well as its impact on the quality of life of children who box.

Hearn was inevitably swift to highlight the positive role boxing plays, particularly on individuals from deprived communities.

“When you go into a local amateur boxing club, you look at these kids, and you [ask] what would they be doing without these coaches?” he said.

“Without learning about discipline, without physically exercising, without being able to express themselves. This is what boxing can do for the community.”

McCabe responded by asking: “How many sons and daughters of neurosurgeons are participating in boxing? Why? Because they know how easy it is for people to sustain injuries.”