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Former Olympic Silver Medallist Ben Whittaker Boasts Impressive 9-0-1 Unbeaten Record As Future British Star
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Here at SportsCasting we have decided to take a deep dive into the boxing career of Olympic Silver Medallist Ben Whittaker. Read on to find out more about the Ben Whittaker record, how many knockouts he has on his resumé and career best wins.
Ben Whittaker Record
Ben Whittaker is one of the hottest prospects and future stars of British boxing right now. The Englishman turned professional after tasting success at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and has had a decent start to life as a professional fighter too.
Having made his professional debut back in July 2022, ‘The Surgeon’ has had a further nine fights since then. Of these 10 career fights so far, he has won nine with one being deemed a draw. More on his fight-by-fight record later on.
The 27-year-old is currently promoted by Ben Shalom and Boxxer, having signed a promotional agreement with them from the outset of his pro career. Given his style in the ring and the fact he is a huge entertainer, Whittaker is one of the most followed boxers in the world on social media.
Inside the ropes, the Ben Whittaker record now stands at an almost perfect 9-0-1. Not only that, but of these nine wins, six of them have come via emphatic knockout. Hence why Whittaker is odds on with the best UK boxing betting sites to win almost every fight via stoppage.
Although he hasn’t yet made a big step up in levels, the Olympic Silver Medallist looks destined to for big things from now until the end of his career. Be sure to keep an eye on him – he is most definitely going places.
This just goes to show the level of fighter we are talking about with ‘The Surgeon’. As Ben Whittaker’s record suggests, he is one of the hottest UK prospects and could have a huge future ahead of him.
The Ben Whittaker Record Of 9-0-1 Comes After Winning Silver Medal At 2020 Tokyo Olympics
As previously mentioned, Ben Whittaker turned professional back in July 2022. The Midlands man boxed twice in the space of a month with his second fight coming just three weeks later.
Whittaker won his pro debut via knockout in Round 2, before winning via unanimous decision in his second fight. He then had three fights in 2023, winning each and every one of them via knockout.
This including a third round stoppage of Jordan Grant in Birmingham, before then knocking Vladimir Belujsky in eight rounds two months later. His third and find knockout of that year came in December in Bournemouth, with a fourth round stoppage of Stiven Dredhaj.
With Ben Whittaker’s record now at 5-0 with four knockouts, he then had his first fight of 2024 in February. This time it was another knockout win, this time in five rounds over Khalid Graidia in London.
The record of ‘The Surgeon’ now stood at 6-0 with five knockouts, four of which came in succession. His next fight didn’t end via stoppage, this time going the distance for the first time since his second professional fight. Whittaker defeated Leon Willings at the O2 Arena in London.
Another decision victory was to follow, with Ben Whittaker improving his record to 8-0 with a win at Selhurst Park where he also picked up his first belt as a pro. It wasn’t a meaningful belt, but Whittaker did win the IBF International Light-Heavyweight Title.
Ben Whittaker’s Fight Record Includes Six Knockouts In Nine Wins
In his nineth fight, Ben Whittaker was given the chance to shine on a huge Riyadh Season card. His Excellency Turki Alalshikh matched Whittaker against Liam Cameron on the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol undercard in October 2024.
Pre-fight, Whittaker was unsurprisingly the overriding favourite with the best UK bookmakers. Cameron had tasted defeat six times, with Whittaker touted to put on a clinical performance and beat Cameron fairly easily. However, that couldn’t have been any further from the truth.
The fight was deemed a technical draw after five rounds of action, with Whittaker sustaining an injury. The fight ended in controversial fashion, with many fans believe Whittaker was perhaps looking for a way out as the fight wasn’t totally going his way.
Whether that was the case or not we’ll never know, but the rematch was made next for Easter Sunday in a Boxxer main event in Birmingham. This time ‘The Surgeon’ left no doubt, stopping Cameron in emphatic fashion in Round 2 of their light-heavyweight contest.
That takes us up to now in the career of ‘The Surgeon’. A few names have been thrown about for his next fight, with a summer showdown against Dan Azeez, Willy Hutchinson, Lyndon Arthur, Lewis Edmontson or even Anthony Yarde all being talked about.
Ben Whittaker’s record is still an unblemished one that has the potential for going all the way up to world level. His record is now 9-0-1 with six knockouts. That record will continue to improve fight after fight.
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