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Ben Whittaker (9-0-1, 6KO) produced a career defining performance to stop rival Liam Cameron (23-7-1, 10KO) in the second round of their rematch on Easter Sunday in Birmingham, retaining his IBF International light-heavyweight title.
”The Surgeon’ came into the bout under immense pressure and public scrutiny with emotions flooding out post stoppage both in the ring and during the post fight press conference.
“Truthfully nothing has changed if i’m honest, I knew I should be doing that to people like Liam Cameron no disrespect, but it was the six months out, my brother had two daughters but I couldn’t really enjoy it too much because of what I was going through online,” said a teary Whittaker post fight.
“It didn’t really bother me but even close friends, people that are classed as family left me, they had a lot to say about me but it was a great time to go back to the old Ben Whittaker.”
Alongside new trainer Andy Lee the 27-year old secured a vital victory for the future of his career. Here are five things we learned from an action packed night of boxing in Birmingham.
Andy Lee Helps Ben Whittaker Silence Doubters
Ben Whittaker silenced his doubters securing the stoppage win against Liam Cameron showcasing that the new link up with Andy Lee was the correct decision following the controversy in Saudi Arabia
The former WBO middleweight world champion is making a habit of helping fighters produce career resurgences and is confident he can help Whittaker reach the pinnacle of the sport, believing he has the talent and skill to be amongst the elite in his division.
“That was the reason I reached out to him because I could see a talent there that was going to go to waste,” said Lee on adding Whittaker to his stable.
“There’s no limit and theres no ceiling to how far this guy can go, he’s got all the talent in the world and he’s beginning to put it all together now,” he added.
Frazer Clarke Back With A Bang
Former Olympian Frazer Clarke (9-1-1, 7KO) returned to winning ways with a destructive first round stoppage against Ebenezer Tetteh (23-3, 20KO) as he now looks for another shot at the British heavyweight title.
The 33-year old suffered a broken jaw in his defeat to Fabio Wardley last October in what has been a frustrating and unusual period of inactivity for the heavyweight but returned in impressive fashion stopping the tough Ghanaian with a heavy right hand.
He is now aiming to secure another shot at the Lonsdale belt currently held by David Adeleye, with the current champion likely to face a rematch with Jeamie TKV following his controversial stoppage win in their bout last time out.
“There’s not really big beef its just squabbles, were all in the same division with a lot of testosterone flying about, if that fight becomes available and we can make it then I’d love it,” said Clarke on a potential clash with Adeleye.
Tyler Denny Bounces Back
Former European champion Tyler Denny (20-3-3, 1KO) bounced back from his defeat to fellow Brit Hamzah Sheeraz with an impressive decision victory against the awkward and durable Elvis Ahorgah (13-4, 12KO).
The West-Midlands fighter dropped his opponent on route to a 97-92 victory and now has his eyes set on pushing for further title success stating that he would be keen to take a shot at the British title. The middleweight belt is currently vacant but will be contested for by Kieron Conway and Gerome Warburton in May.
Mark Jeffers Needs A Title Shot
There aren’t many fighters as good as Mark Jeffers (20-0, 7KO) in Britain who have endured a more frustrating period in their career over recent years as he’s still yet to receive a major title fight despite a string of impressive stoppage victories.
The 27-year old opened the card in a six round contest against Ricardo Lara (24-14-2, 12KO) dropping the Mexican twice with body shots on route to a second round stoppage.
With fellow British super-middleweight Callum Simpson moving on from the British title to face Ivan Zucco in June for the EBU European title the next few months are surely the time we see the Chorley native get his shot at the Lonsdale belt or even possibly a crack at the winner of that European title clash.
Troy Coleman Retains In Fight Of The Night Contender
In the fight of the night contender Troy Coleman (14-3-1, 6KO) stopped previously undefeated challenger Bradley Goldsmith (12-1, 8KO) in the seventh round of their middleweight Midlands Area title bout to retain his belt.
In a back and forth contest multiple big shots landed by Coleman saw his opponent on unsteady legs before relentless pressure from the champion saw referee Chris Dean intervene to halt the contest to the jubilation of ‘The Hawk’ and his passionate supporters.
It appeared that Goldsmith would earn a stoppage victory of his own at the end of the sixth round but was caught with a right hook that saw him drop to the canvas. The shot was deemed after the bell by the referee but left him with an uphill task coming into the seventh round that he was unable to survive.
