“I think Ben always wanted to sign with Matchroom,” added Smith. “Which makes it a bit easier, in truth, if the desire is there. And I think with Ben, even when you look back to three and a bit years ago, when he turned professional, we were very close to signing him. We had a deal essentially agreed, just not signed. We filmed a promo for it. We’ve got all of that promotional content. And I think we always knew that when the time came, when he was a free agent, that we would make a big play for him, but as everyone would. So, yeah, I push quite hard. I work with Will Harvey, who manages him and his lawyer as well. It was a big, big bit of work. But it was a team effort.”
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