AMATEUR HEAVYWEIGHT SENSATION LEO ATANG SIGNS PROMOTIONAL DEAL WITH MATCHROOM BOXING
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 18 Apr 2025
Team GB standout turns pro with Eddie Hearn
Team GB standout Leo Atang has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing and is set to make his highly anticipated professional debut later in 2025.
The 18-year-old York Heavyweight has emerged as one of the hottest prospects in Britain as a result of his impressive accomplishments in the amateur ranks.
Trained by Ashley Martin out of the Legions ABC in his home city, the teenage sensation is a five-time National Champion and won the World Boxing Under-19 world championships last year in the US.
The former rugby league winger showed a glimpse of his explosive power by stopping his Korean opponent Lee Geon Hui inside the first round of the Super-Heavyweight final to claim gold.
Matchroom beat off stiff competition to secure the signature of Atang - who will be represented by former IBF Flyweight World Champion Sunny Edwards.
“It’s a dream come true to sign with Matchroom,” said Leo Atang.
“My team and I have had many good conversations leading to me turning pro. But I knew this one just felt right from the start. It’s what I always hoped for.
"I cannot wait to get started with Eddie, Sunny, Anthony Fitzpatrick and all the team at Matchroom Boxing. More importantly, I just want to get in the ring and show the whole world what I am all about.
"We put the work in and we put the hours in. I live the life. My mentality is - push myself the absolute limit and leave no stone unturned. I'm fit, I'm strong and I'l be ready to go with anyone tomorrow.
"I've got what it takes to go to the top of this sport. The future is here."
"We're incredibly excited to secure the signing of highly rated teenage Heavyweight talent Leo Atang," said Matchroom Sport Chairman Eddie Hearn. "We've been following Leo's rapid rise in the amateur ranks and we feel he will be perfectly suited to the professional game.
"Leo possesses all of the attributes to make it to the very top and we can't wait to get this journey underway. Naturally there was a lot of interest in landing the signature of one of the very best prospects in Britain, and we're delighted that Leo and his team have chosen us to guide his career."
You can follow Atang's journey on Instagram: leoatang1 and Twitter: @LeoAtang
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