Oner Avara

Oner Avara is the CEO of My Next Match with over 2 decades of experience in sports as a boxer, club owner, chairman and president of sport federations and an advisor to the UK Parliament.

Backed up with this long and extensive experience in sport, Oner built a system (My Next Match) designed to increase the flow of information between medical professionals, federations, clubs, promoters and athletes to create a safer environment.

In his advisory role to All Party Parliamentary Group on Blockchain as a Sport Expert Advisor at the UK Parliament, Oner ensures that sport industry and society benefit from the full potential of blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies (DLT) making the UK a leader in Blockchain/DLT’s innovation and implementation.

He also advises All Party Parliamentary Groups on Boxing. At APPG on Boxing the aim is to engage with government and Parliament to support all aspects of boxing. To set out the benefits of boxing to individuals and wider society; reduce the barriers to participation in boxing;

He recently has been appointed as the president of UK Obstacle Sports Federation, affiliated to FISO (International Obstacle Sports Federation). The mission of UKOSF is to unite individual OCR Athletes, Event providers and OCR Clubs, to represent them and serve their needs throughout their lives and to promote sportsmanship

Oner is married with 2 children.