Boxxer extend offer to Liam Cameron for Ben Whittaker rematch
Promoter Ben Shalom has said Boxxer has made an offer for Liam Cameron to rematch with Ben Whittaker.
The two light heavyweights met in Saudi Arabia last October in a fight the highly-touted former Olympian Whittaker was struggling in before the fighters crashed over the top rope and fell to the floor. Citing an injury, Whittaker said he was unable to continue and the fight was therefore ruled a technical draw after six rounds. Since then Cameron has been campaigning for a rematch.
Shalom says this rematch could now happen at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham in the middle of April, as the headline bout on a bill that would feature the return of heavyweight Frazer Clarke, who lost inside a round to Fabio Wardley on the same night in Riyadh.
Discussing the Cameron-Whittaker talks, Shalom told BS: “It’s weird because we got approached to make an offer, we made an offer, we were told it wasn’t enough, and we were told the number that would get it done, and then we offered the number that would get it done. Ben’s going to fight in April in the Midlands. We believe we’ve offered the money that they’ve asked for, I’m not sure what else there is.”
Asked to confirm whether that would be the main event at the venue, Shalom added: “If Liam takes it.”
Shalom said the trainer of Clarke’s possible foe has yet to sign off on the fight, but he is hoping a deal will be done soon.
“He’ll return in April in an interesting fight, which will be good to see,” added Shalom. “The fact that we’re talking about a Frazer Clarke fight in April, it’s surprising to me, but also really really motivating, because he came through a lot in October, mentally, physically. He’s been back in the gym this month, ready to go, and it will be a huge show in the Midlands.”
And before a possible return to Oakwell soccer stadium in Barnsley in May for another Callum Simpson fight – provided Simpson comes through the Steed Woodall fight on Saturday – Boxxer also have Martin Bakole fighting Efe Ajagba in a contest that was agreed some time ago.
Shalom is unsure whether that heavyweight clash will happen in the UK, but expects details to be announced “very soon”.
“That will probably happen at the end of April,” he said.
Shalom added that 140lbs contender Adam Azim, preparing to box veteran Sergey Lipinets on February 1 in London, “wants to be extremely active” in 2025, having last boxed in October, and he also said that the winner of the welterweight unification fight on March 7 at London’s Royal Albert Hall between Lauren Price and Natasha Jonas could head into a big fight against Mikaela Mayer, who Jonas edged via controversial split decision last January.
