Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron meet as soon as once more, of their eagerly anticipated rematch on April 20. The bout headlines an excellent night time of boxing on Easter Sunday, dwell on Sky Sports activities. Right here’s what you might want to know…
When is it and the place to look at it?
It will likely be a Sunday night time combat night time when Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron meet as soon as once more in an eagerly anticipated rematch on April 20 on the bp pulse LIVE area in Birmingham.
The pair first met in October of final 12 months. The competition led to a technical draw after each males tumbled out of the ring within the fifth spherical.
Their rematch might be proven dwell on Sky Sports activities Motion from 7pm, with Sky Sports activities Essential Occasion becoming a member of the protection at 8pm.
What occurred in first combat?
Whittaker and Cameron first boxed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 12.
Within the fifth spherical, Whittaker was backed up in opposition to the ropes. The 2 males’s arms have been locked in a clinch and each males tumbled excessive rope and crashed over onto the ring apron. On account of accidents sustained, Whittaker didn’t proceed and left the world in a wheelchair.
Because of this, the combat went to the judges’ scorecards. Each fighters have been awarded a 58-57 rating, with a 3rd choose scoring it a 58-58 draw, leading to a split-decision technical draw.
Cameron, who entered the combat as a considerable underdog, would go on to accuse Whittaker of “looking for a way out”.
Who else is on the cardboard?
The Easter Sunday card guarantees to be an thrilling night time for boxing.
Frazier Clarke goals to get again on monitor following his brutal first-round knockout defeat to Fabio Wardley of their rematch, which occurred in October on the identical invoice as the primary Whittaker-Cameron combat. Clarke might be combating Ghana’s Ebenezer Tetteh, whose final combat was a defeat to Dillian Whyte.
Lee Cutler goals to proceed his advantageous run of kind when he fights Sam Eggington in what guarantees to be a vastly thrilling conflict.
In a homecoming bout, former European champion Tyler Denny will face the aggressive and outspoken “Solider”, Elvis Ahorgah.
The total card is as follows:
- Ben Whittaker vs Liam Cameron 2
- Lee Cutler vs Sam Eggington
- Frazier Clarke vs Ebenezer Tetteh
- Tyler Denny vs Elvis Ahorgah
- Troy Coleman vs Bradley Goldsmith (Midlands Space title)
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Fabio Wardley landed a sequence of huge proper palms as he shocked Frazer Clarke within the first spherical and settled the rematch in spectacular trend.
What number of rounds is Whittaker-Cameron 2?
The Whittaker-Cameron rematch was anticipated to be the identical variety of rounds as their first combat, specifically 10.
However Cameron revealed that he has signed for a 12-round contest.
A spokesperson for BOXXER, Whittaker’s promoter mentioned: “The situation is being resolved and we look forward to one of the most eagerly anticipated rematches in recent history live from the bp pulse arena in Birmingham on Easter Sunday.”
Cameron is open to discovering a decision. A spokesperson for his promoter Queensberry mentioned: “Liam and his licensed manager are incredibly frustrated to be in this situation so close to an important fight. This is not a problem Queensberry or Liam are responsible for, nor is it our issue to resolve.”
What they are saying?
Following on from the controversial draw, the pair have exchanged phrases all through the build-up to the rematch.
When recalling the combat, Liam Cameron mentioned: “It got hard in there and when it gets hard, you want a way out.
“Once you’re in ache and the combat’s not going your method, he wished out of there.
“He wanted no part [of it].”
Whittaker has said: “It was my worst version and his best version. When I turn up on April 20 you will see my best version.
“A draw is just not what you need, it is a loss in my eyes, trying to proper the incorrect actually and I am excited to try this.
“Luckily enough judgement day is April 20.”
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Ben Whittaker jokingly threatened Liam Cameron with an egg throughout ‘Gloves Are Off’ – however you will should tune in to see if the 2 shook palms!
What could possibly be subsequent?
The Whittaker-Cameron rematch kicks off a giant week for boxing. The next Saturday, April 26, Chris Eubank Jr faces Conor Benn, dwell on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace, on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
Anthony Yarde is because of full a trilogy of fights with Lyndon Arthur, who has beforehand overwhelmed Cameron, on the undercard on April 26. A win for Yarde has him hoping for a world title combat, nevertheless he would take into account a combat in opposition to Whittaker.
Joshua Buatsi might be rebuilding after his loss to Callum Smith in an exciting WBO Interim title combat. He has informed Sky Sports activities that if the Whittaker-Cameron desires to combat him, he is “not hard to find”.
Watch Ben Whittaker vs Liam Cameron 2 on Sunday April 20, dwell on Sky Sports activities
