Whittaker survives late scare to hold on for points win
British light-heavyweight Ben Whittaker survives a dramatic late onslaught from Conor Wallace to move a step closer to a world-title shot with a points victory in Birmingham.
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Notable Quotes
"It was too easy and I took my eye off the ball a little bit. He caught me with a good shot but that's boxing."
— Ben Whittaker , Athlete
"If he wants to run it back and get a beat down again he can. If not, we'll move on."
— Ben Whittaker , Athlete
"We know Ben is in the position to fight the winner of Bivol-Smith but it's likely that won't be until next summer, so he needs to fight in the interim."
— Eddie Hearn , Executive
Key People
Ben Whittaker is a British light-heavyweight boxer and Olympic silver medalist.
Bilal Fawaz is a Nigerian-born British boxer specializing in light-middleweight.
Conor Wallace is an Australian boxer set to face Ben Whittaker.
Eddie Hearn is a British boxing promoter, the managing director of Matchroom Boxing.
Hamza Uddin is a British boxer who achieved title success in his category.
Briton Josh Kelly is a professional boxer who retained his IBF light-middleweight world title.
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British light-heavyweight Ben Whittaker survives a dramatic late onslaught from Conor Wallace to move a step closer to a world-title shot with a points victory in Birmingham.
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