Barry Hearn suffered heart attack

The chairman of Matchroom Sports Barry Hearn had surgery on Tuesday and is recovering.

He has suffered a minor heart attack but is returning home from hospital "in good spirits", the sports promoter's son Eddie has said.

https://twitter.com/EddieHearn/status/1247840399999275011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1247840399999275011&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skysports.com%2Fboxing%2Fnews%2F12183%2F11970457%2Fbarry-hearn-suffers-minor-heart-attack

Barry Hearn made his name promoting snooker in the 1980s before moving into boxing where he notably promoted Frank Bruno and Chris Eubank.

Right now he is focused on other sports, but remains involved in boxing, as his son Eddie promotes Anthony Joshua, Dillian Whyte and many more in both Britain and the US.

Some of the first reactions:

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