Ben Whittaker will continue his ascent to becoming British boxing’s newest superstar on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol next weekend.
The Olympic silver medallist is still in the fledgling stages of his professional career, with only 8 fights (8-0) to his name.
Whittaker will be seeking another highlight reel performanceGetty
However, his flamboyant showboating and brash personality have already made him one of the most divisive characters in the sport.
Earlier this year, the 27-year-old went viral for dancing, dropping his hands and utterly embarrassing French journeyman Khalid Graidia.
Whittaker, who claimed the silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Games, will now hope to keep building towards a potential world title shot.
He next battles domestic rival Liam Cameron, who slipped to a 23-6 record following his split-decision defeat to Lyndon Arthur in June.
Whittaker vs Cameron: How to follow
This 10-round light-heavyweight fight will take place on Saturday, October 12.
It will be held at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with ring-walk times for this fight expected to be around 9pm UK time.
The card is expected to be shown live on TNT Sports and DAZN in the UK but full broadcast details have not yet been announced.
Fans can sign up to TNT Sports and discovery+ here. More details on how to sign up to DAZN can be found here.
talkSPORT will have live updates throughout fight week, while talkSPORT.com will provide the best of the reaction as well.
Whittaker is 18 months away from a world titleGETTY
Whittaker vs Cameron: Fight card
Subject to change…
MAIN EVENT: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol – for IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO light heavyweight titles
Jai Opetaia vs. Jack Massey – for IBF cruiserweight title
Fabio Wardley vs. Frazer Clarke
Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Kamil Szeremeta – for IBO middleweight title
Skye Nicolson vs. Raven Chapman – for WBC featherweight title
Ben Whittaker vs. Liam Cameron
Mohammaed Alakel vs. Jesus Gonzalez
The entertaining Whittaker is on the undercardLawrence Lustig/ BOXXER
Whittaker vs Cameron: What has been said?
Whittaker’s promoter Ben Shalom has claimed a win will open doors to some massive domestic dust-ups and a US headliner slot.
“When will he fight Dan Azeez, when will he fight Lyndon Arthur? When it makes sense,” Shalom told talkSPORT’s talkBOXING podcast.
“But I would like at that British, European level towards the end of next year and I think that’s incredibly fast for a talent like him.
“For us, we know we are sat on absolute stardust and someone that British boxing needs.
“He is going to headline in the US in December and I expect it to go absolutely crazy.
“On NBC Linear in front of a two million audience. He will headline his own show.”
