LUKE LITTLER is on track to rival Anthony Joshua’s superstardom thanks to his meteoric rise.
Littler shot to fame as a 16-year-old outsider at last year’s darts world championship – where he made it all the way to the final.
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He lost to Luke Humphries but 12 months on and he did become the sport’s youngest world champion aged just 17.
Eddie Hearn was on hand to watch Joshua’s ascension to the top of the boxing and celebrity world.
And the fight promoter is also chairman of the Professional Darts Corporation – meaning he works with two of Britain’s biggest sports stars.
Hearn told SunSport: “I think right now Luke Litter is probably the most instantly recognisable face in sport in the UK.
“I mean, there isn’t anyone that doesn’t know who Luke Litter is or what he’s doing right now.
“He won again in the Premier League in Brighton, and he’s just going from strength to strength.
“I mean, he’s such an impressive young man in the sense that he’s performing under the utmost of pressure and keeping his head as well.
“So he’s got a great team of people around him and he’s on a meteoric rise.”
Inside Littler’s massive rise
LUKE LITTLER has taken the darts world by storm since exploding onto the scene at the PDC World Championship at the beginning of the year.
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Joshua, 35, has been through it all with the British public on his journey as a two-time world heavyweight champion.
And Hearn has been there to navigate the ups and downs – something he warned Littler will also have to experience.
He said: “I’m sure there’s gonna be a time where Luke Litler’s not liked like he is now but that really comes with success and that’s just the rollercoaster of fame.
“So like I said, he seems to have a very level head on his shoulders and the PDC and support team do a great job in making sure that he’s prepared for what comes.”
