Frank Warren reveals hilarious comment he made to his son about Eddie Hearn after meeting at press conference
Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn have famously never seen eye to eye, being rival promoters in the same country.
But, they were brought together for a huge event on December 23 that will feature fighters from 12 different promoters.
The fight night will be co-headlined by Anthony Joshua, who is promoted by Hearn, vs Otto Wallin and Deontay Wilder vs Joseph Parker.
Hearn has other fighters from the Matchroom Boxing stable, Jai Opetaia and Dmitry Bivol, on the undercard.
Meanwhile, Warren is also promoting fighters on the card, including heavyweight world title contender Daniel Dubois.
As such, both men were in attendance for the press conference, and Warren revealed in an interview with MMA fighting that he made a cheeky comment to his son about Hearn at the time.
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“I said to my son [George Warren] at one stage, 'Maybe we should push him in a broom cupboard, lock the door and not let him out,' but common sense prevailed," Warren joked.
In terms of how they came together, Hearn explained to talkSPORT: "It was going to take something like this. One of the keys was the short period of time we had.
"Nobody had time to think about it. Nobody had time to watch old interviews and think, 'He said that!'
"Our instructions were very clear from His Excellency. As was Frank's... 'I don't care about all this stuff between you guys. This is what I want. Make it happen'.
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"I truly believe that if the deal is right, if the situation is right, if the opportunity is there for our fighters - we will do what we can to make it happen.
"This was a big opportunity for AJ. This was a big opportunity for Dmitry Bivol. This was a massive opportunity for Jai Opetaia - and they are my three fighters.
"We jumped at the opportunity. We met with His Excellency on Monday night. And that's how quickly it got done."
Meanwhile, Warren admitted that money was one of the major motivating factors, saying: "At the end of the day, money makes fights - and that is what's making this happen.
"Everybody is getting what they want and it's been fantastic."