Liam Cameron claims Ben Whittaker’s promoter Ben Shalom has rejected a ‘very good offer’ to stage their much-anticipated rematch.
Cameron and Whittaker’s inaugural encounter ended in controversial circumstances when they squared off on October 12 on the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol undercard.
In the dying embers of the fifth round, both men bundled over the top rope, resulting in Whittaker sustaining injuries that left him unable to continue.
Cameron had been on the ascendancy when the fight was waved off.
But as more than four rounds had been completed, the bout went to a technical decision with the judges declaring it a split draw.
Cameron claims Whittaker ‘looked for a way out of their fight’ by jumping over the top rope and has been hounding him for a rematch ever since.
In the immediate aftermath, Cameron signed with Frank Warren‘s Queensberry Promotions, who then went about sending an offer to Whittaker’s representatives, BOXXER.
However, Cameron claims their approach was unsuccessful as BOXXER CEO Shalom wants the fight to take place on one of his shows.
“Hi, @BenGWhittaker [Ben Whittaker], [are] we doing this rematch or what?” tweeted Cameron on Saturday afternoon.
“My promoter @Queensberry has made you a very very good offer for this fight.
“Your promoter @benjshalom [Ben Shalom] has knocked it back immediately saying he wants it on [a] BOXXER show so tell him to get his wallet out and let’s dance.”
Cameron is chomping at the bit to get another crack at Whittaker and made this abundantly clear when came on talkSPORT in October.
“He 100 per cent quit. Of course, he did,” said Cameron before news came out disclosing Whittaker had sprained his ankle during the fall.
“From the second round, he was breathing so heavy. He spat his gum shield out, he was holding me constantly, he was low-blowing me.
“And he basically dragged me onto the ropes. You can see him flip his head back.
“He was exhausted, I was quite surprised how easy it was.
“Ben Whittaker is in a really bad position because he has to fight me again. And he can’t beat me. There’s no way of that.
“He cannot beat me. There’s no way on this planet Earth he can ever beat me.
“Ben needs the rematch. I can go all different paths, obviously, with Frank Warren backing me.
“He needs that rematch. There’s no way out of it. The fans are going to demand it.
“Well, his fans and stuff and the internet, you know what it’s like, it can be an horrible place. All his followers have turned and given me the love and support.”
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