Frank Smith: the Matchroom boss and Anthony Joshua promoter on his bid to avoid becoming ‘bitter old man’ of boxing

Frank Smith met Eddie Hearn, the chair of Matchroom, when he was 14 and pestered Hearn for a job. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer

Boxing fans hooked on Tyson Fury’s Kardashians-style Netflix series could soon have another show to get excited about – starring Frank Smith, the boyfriend of Emily Eubank, who is daughter to eccentric former pro Chris Eubank and sister to current middleweight Chris Jr.

Smith is chief executive of the boxing arm of Matchroom Sport, the multisport promotions empire built over four decades by Barry Hearn and now chaired by his son, Eddie. A familiar media personality, Eddie Hearn is known for his David Brent-isms, and Smith’s carefree motormouth would lend itself well to TV.