Eddie Hearn: No Passion, No Point

Eddie Hearn: No Passion, No Point

Eddie Hearn, one of the world’s best-known sports promoters, goes behind the scenes with some of the biggest names from the worlds of sport and entertainment. First episodes include YouTube star KSI, England's leading goalscorer Wayne Rooney and world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua.

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May 8, 2024 30 mins

Endurance runner Russ Cook, tells Eddie Hearn about his epic adventure running the entire length of Africa, through 16 countries in 352 days. He raised over a million pounds for charity on his 16,000km challenge.

It was the realisation that he needed to sort himself out and a spur-of-the-moment decision to run home after a night out clubbing that sparked this passion that has taken him around the world.

He tells Eddie about the setti...

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Rapper and actor Bugzy Malone talks to Eddie about his tough childhood in Manchester and his journey to stardom.

Stabbed when he was just 11 years old, he got involved in crime as a young teenager. After a short stint in prison he determined to improve his life and turned to boxing where he learned to use discipline and hard work to achieve his dreams in music.

Bugzy tells Eddie about his new album, The Great British Dream, the rumou...

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Magician and illusionist, Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo, talks to Eddie Hearn about his tough childhood in Bradford, his rise to stardom and how being open about his mental health struggles has led to him creating magic out of joy for the first time.

Dynamo is one of the world's most celebrated magicians. His tricks have seen him walk on water and stroll down the side of a huge building and his TV series Magician Impossibl...

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April 2, 2024 34 mins

Rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield talks to Eddie Hearn about being a father, coach and charity ambassador. They discuss how raising money and awareness for Motor Neurone Disease has been the most fulfilling work he’s ever done and how it’s changed him as a person.

He learned early in his career that he relied on the team to do well and the way to get the best out of those around him was to try and support them. He played rugby leag...

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March 26, 2024 25 mins

Eddie Hearn talks to one of the best darts players of all time, Michael van Gerwen. “Mighty Mike” is a three-time PDC World Champion, and in May 2023 made Premier League darts history with his seventh title, beating Phil Taylor’s record of six.

At just 17 years old he won the 2006 World Masters and threw a nine-dart finish in the 2007 Masters of Darts – the youngest player to do both. In 2014, at the age of 24, van Gerwen became the...

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March 19, 2024 31 mins

Eddie Hearn talks to Charley Hull, a golfing superstar who's been obsessed with the game of golf since she was a toddler and always believed she’d be a professional player.

When she turned professional in 2013, Hull achieved five consecutive second-place finishes on the Ladies European circuit winning Rookie of the Year, and became the youngest competitor to participate in the Solheim Cup aged 17 years. Her career so far has include...

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March 12, 2024 29 mins

Eddie Hearn talks to Ella Toone, Manchester United attacking midfielder and one of the Euro winning Lionesses.

Irrepressibly cheerful, she tells Eddie about getting papped eating a pastie, connecting with fans on social media and inspiring the next generation of football stars.

"I think the paparazzi and all that stuff is part and parcel of the game now. We want that to grow, so that's going to come with it. So, yeah, you've got to g...

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March 5, 2024 35 mins

Eddie Hearn talks to British sprint record holder at 100m and 200m, Zharnel Hughes. In 2023 he became the first British man to win a world 100m medal in 20 years when he claimed a bronze at the World Championships in Budapest.

He’s also a double Commonwealth Games gold medallist and European champion as part of the 4 x 100m relay team. He was on the Great Britain team that won silver in the 4 × 100m relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics ...

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February 27, 2024 33 mins

Eddie Hearn talks to cricket legend Stuart Broad. He shares his journey as a professional athlete, his mental strategies in cricket, lessons on success, and his parents' influence.

His mother was determined to keep the game fun for him at all times irrespective of results, making him very much at home in a team led by Brendan McCullum that put an entertaining playing style and positive attitude ahead of winning.

Broad says he scoffed...

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April 13, 2022 27 mins

World-renowned sports promoter Eddie Hearn talks to the great and the good of sport, entertainment and business about what makes them tick, how they deal with success and what gets them up in the morning.

For the final episode of this series, Eddie is on holiday in Antigua but couldn’t miss out on the chance to speak to Leicester City star James Maddison via video chat. They talk about the importance of family, the challenges of li...

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March 31, 2022 32 mins

World-renowned sports promoter Eddie Hearn talks to the great and the good of sport, entertainment and business about what makes them tick, how they deal with success and what gets them up in the morning.

After a busy weekend in Leeds witnessing Josh Warrington become a two-time world champion, Eddie chats to one of the most exciting names in the UFC, Molly McCann, otherwise known as Meatball Molly.

Molly and Eddie chat about her an...

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March 23, 2022 32 mins

World-renowned sports promoter Eddie Hearn talks to the great and the good of sport, entertainment and business about what makes them tick, how they deal with success and what gets them up in the morning.

After front row seats at this weekend's UFC event, Eddie is back in interview mode to talk to someone who he has been fascinated by for a long time - Wim Hof, known as the Ice Man.

Wim and Eddie talk about how he developed his techn...

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March 17, 2022 32 mins

After a couple of weeks off, jetsetting from San Diego to Nottingham, Eddie is back to talk to England’s leading wicket taker Jimmy Anderson.

Jimmy and Eddie talk about Jimmy’s incredible 20-year career, what it takes to stay at the top for so long – and even keep improving with age. As well as the highs, they discuss Jimmy’s surprise exclusion from the new-look England side currently in the West Indies, and share memories of the la...

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February 23, 2022 34 mins

This week, Eddie is in London, looking over a wind-damaged O2 Arena with the man who will be lighting up the ring on the weekend: WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie.

Ahead of a crucial bout, Eddie and Lawrence take a step back and look at his career; from being an amateur working at McDonalds, seeing AJ and Usain bolt take London 2012 by storm, to deciding to follow his dream, which led him to Rio 2016, the Commonwealth Game...

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February 16, 2022 34 mins

World-renowned sports promoter Eddie Hearn talks to the great and the good of sport, entertainment and business about what makes them tick, how they deal with success and what gets them up in the morning.

This week Eddie is out and about looking at potential venues for Joshua v Usyk II, but as well as that, he's taken time to speak with rap sensation and fast rising star Aitch.

They chat about the role kickboxing played in Aitch's ea...

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February 9, 2022 22 mins

World-renowned sports promoter Eddie Hearn talks to the great and the good of sport, entertainment and business about what makes them tick, how they deal with success and what gets them up in the morning.

This week Eddie is back from a trip around the US for the London press event for the upcoming women's boxing championship fight between Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano. Eddie is co-promoting the fight with YouTuber and boxer Jake Pau...

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February 2, 2022 34 mins

World-renowned sports promoter Eddie Hearn talks to the great and the good of sport, entertainment and business about what makes them tick, how they deal with success and what gets them up in the morning.

This week Eddie is in New York City, more specifically, Madison Square Garden, and calls up Rugby League, Union, Sevens champion turned boxing heavyweight Sonny Bill Williams. Williams is in Ireland training for his next bout, and ...

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January 26, 2022 43 mins

World-renowned sports promoter Eddie Hearn talks to the great and the good of sport, entertainment and business about what makes them tick, how they deal with success and what gets them up in the morning.

This week Eddie is in his offices, and is joined for a walk around the grounds with fast-rising star of British boxing, Conor Benn. They look back on the first time Conor turned up at the offices with nothing but is father's name, ...

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January 19, 2022 41 mins

Eddie Hearn is back for a brand new series of No Passion No Point. Across the series, the world-renowned sports promoter talks to the great and the good of sport, entertainment and business about what makes them tick, how they deal with success and what gets them up in the morning.

To kick off series 4, Eddie is joined by Olympian and world record holder, Adam Peaty. They talk about all sorts, from to sacrifices, the discipline of t...

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January 14, 2022 43 mins

The tables are turned on Eddie ahead of series 4 of No Passion, No Point.

Nihal Arthanayake takes the mic and Eddie's in the hot seat.

Find out what's rule number one in the Hearn handbook, Eddie's tips for a good day, turning Ls to Ws, how his mentality and perception of success have changed over the years and exactly why he feels cleansed!

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