Ben Whittaker told he 'didn't fancy it' as boxer is given new nickname

Many fans person had their accidental connected whether Ben Whittaker 'quit' against Liam Cameron, with boxing fable Tony Bellew present sharing his thoughts connected the play past weekend

Tony Bellew has claimed Ben Whittaker "didn't fancy" it aft rolling implicit the ropes successful his showdown with Liam Cameron past weekend.

Olympic metallic medallist Whittaker took connected Cameron for the IBF International airy heavyweight loop connected the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol undercard connected Saturday night. However, the bout ended successful specified contention aft the undefeated prima fell implicit the ropes and was incapable to continue.

Whittaker was tied up with the Sheffield boxer astatine the extremity of the 5th circular earlier Cameron pushed the 27-year-old towards the ropes. The brace past went implicit and landing connected the different broadside of the canvas. While Cameron was capable to get backmost up and caput to his corner, Whittaker appeared to beryllium successful immoderate discomfort and was incapable to continue. The contention was awarded arsenic a split-decision method gully with cards of 58-57, 57-58 and 58-58 collected.

Just days aft the bout, Whittaker had to beryllium moved distant by airdrome information after a fan's telephone was smashed. The 27-year-old was spotted walking done information astatine King Khalid International Airport successful Riyadh with his ankle bandaged. A witness, who attended astatine the combat and happened to beryllium connected the aforesaid Saudi Airlines formation to Heathrow, said helium was successful work escaped erstwhile helium saw the confrontation.

The undefeated boxer had urged a instrumentality not to instrumentality photos of him arsenic the brace walked done the airport, and was aboriginal said to person grabbed and smashed the telephone arsenic tempers flared. It is claimed Whittaker looked acceptable to propulsion a punch, earlier 1 of his squad intervened.

After the play connected Saturday night, galore person had their accidental connected whether oregon not Whittaker quit. Bellew, a erstwhile cruiserweight world champion, has weighed successful connected the drama. Speaking to Safest Casino Sites, helium said: “It was a unusual one. I thought Whittaker started truly good but Cameron absorbed everything and past it looked similar it was lone going 1 way. He (Whittaker) didn't fancy it. It was a nasty autumn and it looked similar helium landed connected his head. I didn't rather get the limb wounded thing. I thought thing truly happened to his leg. I didn't acquisition the autumn but it's not a bully look. At this signifier of your vocation you privation to combat and decorativeness your opponent, but it wasn't going his way.”

Speaking connected DAZN aft the fight, Cameron claimed Whittaker was looking for a mode out, saying: "He [Whittaker] didn't privation nary more. He were precise tired. He springiness maine his past 30 seconds. He had thing left. Kid was knackered from circular two. But look, I decidedly bushed him. I don't get a just share. I got a divided determination mislaid successful the past fight. I conscionable had a gully this one. What much bash I person to do? I've ne'er had a promotional woody successful my life, and I tried to bash champion contiguous to get that win, and I thought I afloat deserved it. Yeah [Whittaker wanted a mode out], you could spot it connected camera. I don't privation to beryllium captious to him, due to the fact that nary 1 gave maine a chance. No one. It wasn't the Liam Cameron show, I didn't person nary cameras connected me, pursuing me, conscionable my tiny team."

In a station uploaded to X - formerly known arsenic Twitter - Cameron was speedy to stock his thoughts connected Whittaker. It read: "#Quittaker," accompanied with a representation of the 27-year-old with his ankle bandaged.

Many fans rapidly chimed successful connected the large talking point, with 1 instrumentality writing: "I was there. We each said aforesaid happening astatine aforesaid time. Whittaker s*** it." While different posted: "Whittaker bottled it." A 3rd wrote: "If Quittaker is successful a atrocious temper aft falling retired of the ring. God knows what helium would person been similar erstwhile you knocked him out." A 4th commented: "Quittaker is broken! He’s ne'er taking the rematch."