Ben Whittaker was taken away by security after smashing a fan’s phone at a Saudi airport.

The incident took place at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh just after midnight on Monday morning – two days after his bizarre fight with Liam Cameron.

The fight ended after this bizarre incidentMark Robinson/Matchroom

In the dying embers of the fifth round, both boxers bundled over the top rope with Whittaker coming off worse.

While Cameron was able to make his way back to his feet, Whittaker stayed down, clutching his right leg.

As at least four rounds had been completed the fight went to a technical decision with all three judges declaring it a split decision draw.

Whittaker was taken to hospital in a wheelchair after the fight and was seen hobbling on a bandaged foot at the airport in a video obtained by The Sun.

A witness to Whittaker’s confrontation with the fan, who was booked on the same flight as the boxer to London Heathrow, explained what he saw to the British tabloid.

“I spotted Ben Whittaker coming through security and then a fan who had a boxing T-shirt on went up with his phone and went to take a photo,” the unnamed witness said.

“Ben said ‘don’t take no photos of me’ and snatched the phone out of his hand and smashed it straight on the floor.

“Ben stepped towards him, looked like he was gonna punch him and some of Ben’s team jumped in between them and it got really heated – they were shouting at each other.

“Ben said he would pay for the phone and they both were made to write down their details… and they were allowed to go on the flight.”

The witness said that airport security detained the pair while both men initially had their passports taken off them.

Whittaker left the ring in a wheelchair after his awkward fallSky Sports

Whittaker landed himself in hot water days after the fightMark Robinson / Matchroom Boxing

“It caused a big scene,” the witness continued.

“Ben said he would pay for the phone and they both were made to write down their details… and they were allowed to go on the flight.”

The incident is said to have de-escalated quickly while Whittaker offered to pay for the damaged phone, which was left with a broken screen and back panel.

When asked for comment, Whittaker told The Sun: “This was a really unfortunate event and I’m grateful to the gentleman that he sat down to talk about it straight afterwards and accepted my apology.

“Unfortunately I can’t comment further on the alleged video recording as I have not seen it.

“In any case, we are in touch about replacing his phone and coming along to a future event as our guest.”