Francis Warren has explained his move away from Queensberry Promotions after nearly 18 years working for his father’s company.
Warren is now no longer employed by Queensberry after deciding to go it alone as a manager, with 10 boxers already under contract.
He still works closely with the family business but only in addition to the work he does on behalf of his clients with Queensberry’s competitors too.
Warren, son of legendary promoter Frank, told the George Groves Boxing Club podcast: “Last October I stepped away from Queensberry Promotions.
“My role there was the one-on-one relationship with the fighters. Obviously I was managing some and not managing others so I felt that the guys I wasn’t managing probably weren’t getting the focus and attention they should be getting from me personally.
“Also the guys I did manage, I found myself talking to them non-stop all day.
“So I thought now is the time to step out and branch out because I’ve been involved for 18-20 years so I know the game inside out and I want to make a run at this with a management company.
“So I set up Champion Sports Management, I have 10 fighters signed and we’ve got a further five signing in September.”
Warren, who first worked on a show promoted by his father way back in 2005 when Audley Harrison dropped a split decision to Danny Williams in London, already boasts an enviable stable of fighters.
But Warren believes he has something special on his hands in 18-year-old heavyweight prodigy Moses Itauma.
He said: “I’ve worked with some fantastic talent over the years but this guy is something else. He really is.
“The fact that he’s a heavyweight makes a difference too. It’s a different sport in effect. I think he can do anything he wants to do
“When you talk to him it’s like you’re talking to a 30 year old. He’s so mature, interested in what people are saying and he’s a very worldly young man.
“What he did as an amateur was phenomenal. He didn’t complete one round in the Europeans and then in the worlds he had a bad flu and it went the distance but in the other fights he stopped everyone.
“He said he wanted to win the Europeans and the worlds and then beat Mike Tyson’s record as youngest heavyweight champion. He’s got two years five months left and the contract I negotiated for him as got him eight fights a year so he will be 16-0 by January 2025 and we will make a decision to see where he’s at.”