Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron will contest their light-heavyweight rematch on Sunday over 10 rounds, it has been confirmed.
The rival camps have been deadlocked in a row over the period of the bout, which shall be staged in Birmingham on Sunday, stay on Sky Sports activities.
Cameron revealed he had initially signed for a 12-round battle, though their first contest was a 10-rounder.
The argument between the 2 groups stretched into the week of the battle however now a decision has been reached and Sunday’s rematch will stay over 10 rounds.
Whittaker and Cameron first fought in October, however the bout ended early and controversially once they tumbled filter out of the ring within the fifth spherical. Whittaker, an Olympic silver medallist in Tokyo, was injured and unable to proceed.
The end result due to this fact went to the scorecards and was dominated a technical draw.
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Whittaker says he has loved life out of the limelight and has perfected higher methods to fall out of the ring for his rematch with Cameron
Cameron insists he was on the right track to win and his confidence is excessive going into this second battle.
“They’re hard 12-rounders. I’ve been there before. They’re hard. He was struggling for four rounds, five rounds [in the first fight]. We’ll see,” Cameron informed Sky Sports activities.
“I was outboxing him at times. As an amateur guy, what’s a standout amateur, I shouldn’t be getting to him for at least six rounds but I got to him straightaway. So that was quite surprising.
“He’ll really feel it this time.”
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Talking on Toe2Toe, Matthew Macklin, Barry Jones and Wayne Elcock focus on how Whittaker may method the battle
Whittaker is set to reply all these questions along with his efficiency on this second battle.
“Nobody wants blips to happen but I’m happy it happened in a sense where it’s brought me back to earth. It’s brought me back to a position where I know the real me,” he informed Sky Sports activities. “I’m cutting the distractions out.
“Now I am simply again to me, again to my boxing and that is when one of the best me will present.”
Watch Ben Whittaker vs Liam Cameron 2 on Sunday stay on Sky Sports activities.
