{"podcast":{"title":"Business of Sport","slug":"business-of-sport-6416151","podcast_index_feed_id":6416151,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1090bf2d4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://businessofsport.fm/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44367453/44367453-1781605268004-637cd4aec03ee.jpg","author":"Charlie and Harry Stebbings","episode_count":180,"summary":"The show that takes you behind the scenes with the industry’s leading owners, operators, and athletes; it’s the game behind the game. BOS takes two forms: a weekly interview with leading figures from the world of sport, and ‘The Breakdown’, the news show hosted by Charlie Stebbings & Charlie Methven, ensuring you don’t miss a minute of what’s happening in the world of sports business. For greater access and insight, come and join us on Substack to access bonus shows, articles, giveaways, and events. https://businessofsport.substack.com/","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T22:20:23.213518+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-of-sport-6416151"},"episode":{"title":"Frank Smith: The Power of Matchroom & The Finances of Boxing (Ep130)","slug":"frank-smith-the-power-of-matchroom-the-finances-of-boxing-ep130","published_at":"2026-07-28T14:02:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-of-sport-6416151/frank-smith-the-power-of-matchroom-the-finances-of-boxing-ep130","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-of-sport-6416151","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-of-sport/episodes/Frank-Smith-The-Power-of-Matchroom--The-Finances-of-Boxing-Ep130-e3mlbql","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1090bf2d4/podcast/play/123432213/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-28%2F428766662-44100-2-f23656018c86e.mp3","summary":"It’s another returning great this week as we welcome Matchroom Boxing & Talent Agency CEO Frank Smith back to the chair. Frank was show number 8 on Business of Sport, and a lot has happened since. On top of deciding the sweeping curtains should be replaced by a buzz cut, he has been front and centre of a first class Netflix series looking behind the curtain at Matchroom, organised some of the biggest fights in the industry, and has set up Matchroom Talent Agency, signing some of the most notable but undervalued talent in sport, including Tom Aspinall & Henry Pollock. There was an air of confidence, surety, calmness, whatever you want to call it, about Frank this time round. To operate successfully in an industry where I think it is fair to say emotion can drive and get in the way of decision making and clarity of thought, Frank’s approach is pretty unique. Whether it is putting on Anthony Joshua’s mega fights, dealing with the Conor Benn fallout, adapting to the changing face of boxing as the influencer category flexes harder than ever, the approach doesn’t seem to change. I loved doing this again. We’re delighted to welcome Frank to the Business of Sport. A huge thank you to our amazing partners on the show: Airwallex The intelligent financial platform for global businesses ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.airwallex.com/uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Gemini We empower the most confident sports organisations on Earth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://geminisports.ai/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you’re interested in partnering with the show, please reach out to us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bos@20vc.com","meta_description":"It’s another returning great this week as we welcome Matchroom Boxing & Talent Agency CEO Frank Smith back to the chair. Frank was show number 8 on Bu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4293,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/business-of-sport-6416151/episodes/frank-smith-the-power-of-matchroom-the-finances-of-boxing-ep130/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-of-sport-6416151/frank-smith-the-power-of-matchroom-the-finances-of-boxing-ep130.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}