A FAMOUS sports promoter has donated a special golden glove to raise funds for a charity which battles knife crime across Essex.

Eddie Hearn is a sports promoter and the chairman of Matchroom Sport, through which he promoted many world champion boxers including Anthony Joshua and Katy Taylor.

Hearn has donated the glove to The Liam Taylor Legacy, while award-winning anti-knife and violence campaigner Julie Taylor handed him a bleed control kit.

Julie founded The Liam Taylor Legacy after her 19-year-old grandson sadly died after being knifed outside a Writtle pub in January in 2020.

Campaign - Julie works non-stop to fight knife crime and violence Campaign - Julie works non-stop to fight knife crime and violence (Image: Julie Taylor) Last weekend, Julie donated a bleed control kit—a bag equipped with trauma dressings, gauze, chest seals and tourniquets—to Matchroom Boxing, and met Eddie Hearn.

Julie said: “He was really, really nice and really down to earth.

“He has donated to me before.

“He was asking about Liam, and we talked about knife crime.

“He was so nice and was asking about what we can do.”

The bleed control kit was funded by The Lovely Tea and Tiaras Women’s Institute in Chelmsford, where one group member had links to Eddie, who said he would like to meet Julie.

The sports promoter gave Julie a tour of his former home, now office space, and presented her with a golden boxing glove.

Smiles - Eddie Hearn holds his blood control kit while Julie holds Anthony Joshua's golden glove Smiles - Eddie Hearn holds his blood control kit while Julie holds Anthony Joshua's golden glove (Image: Julie Taylor) Julie said: “He donated a golden glove signed by Anthony Joshua.

“We are planning to raffle the glove off, to hopefully get the funds for another bleed control kit for another venue which we can tag Eddie on.”

Julie added: “We want to raise awareness of where the kits are as well, and my main issue is making sure people know if something happens there is a kit nearby.”

Julie said she’s placed more than 350 kits across Essex, from Canvey Island to Colchester.

She said: “I don’t think there’s an area we haven’t covered—Maldon has about 15—but there’s still not enough.

“It’s just about raising awareness.”

The Liam Taylor Legacy’s purpose is to educate, demonstrate, raise funds for Bleed Kits and raise awareness of all forms of knife crime.

To learn more or to donate, visit: https://theliamtaylorlegacy.org.uk