Ben Whittaker’s career has taken a drastic turn since his last fight against Liam Cameron ended with the pair falling through the ropes, and the fight ending prematurely. In order to save his reputation, fans believe Ben Whittaker next fight must be a rematch with Liam Cameron, but a new social media post casts doubt on the fight.
Ben Whittaker has been marketed as one of Boxxer’s golden prospects, so much so that when he faced 23-6 Liam Cameron, who had run a close fight with Lyndon Arthur, his reputation took a serious hit. Whittaker did not seem his usual cocky self in the fight, which was staged on the undercard of Bivol vs Beterbiev, and lost rounds to the Sheffield fighter before the controversial incident occurred.
The incident saw the pair back up onto the ropes clinched together, before falling out of the ring. Whittaker began to complain of an injured ankle, and the fight was taken to the scorecards early. A technical decision saw the fight end in a draw, though many believe in the six rounds we saw, Cameron was getting the better of Whittaker.
Ben Whittaker Next Fight Won’t Be Liam Cameron
As a result of the unsatisfactory ending, and the competitive nature of the fight, fans and fighters alike believe Liam Cameron deserves a rematch, but since the fight ended, until recently, Whittaker had been radio silent.
The only instance of Whittaker in the news was when he broke a fan’s phone for filming him following the fight.
In a social media post, Liam Cameron tweeted, ‘We doing this rematch or what? My promoter has made you a very very good offer for this fight – your promoter has knocked it back immediately saying he wants it on a Boxxer show so tell him to get his wallet out and let’s dance’.
This clearly indicates the pair’s promoters – Queensberry and Boxxer, are having trouble coming to an agreement on who will stage the rematch. It is possible that if an agreement can’t be made, Whittaker may seek a different fight.
It is unclear, however, where else Whittaker can go, as his reputation will remain damaged if his next fight is not the Cameron rematch, with many referring to the Olympic medallist as ‘Ben Quittaker’.
Cameron now sits at 23-6-1, and Whittaker 8-0-1.
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