David Adeleye is expected to join Matchroom Boxing after leaving Queensberry Promotions, the company he represented from his professional debut in December 2019. The move gives Eddie Hearn another established British heavyweight for domestic cards, but it should not be mistaken for a major addition to Matchroom’s title ambitions.

Darshan Desai of Everything Boxing reports that Adeleye will be announced as a Matchroom fighter. The 29-year-old Londoner has a 14-2 record with 13 knockouts.

Adeleye’s best spell against Filip Hrgovic came after he was dropped in the eighth round. He climbed off the canvas and