Ben Whittaker Return Fight Announced!
(October 14th) Ben Whittaker will fight for the Vacant WBC Silver Light Heavyweight Title in his hugely anticipated Matchroom Boxing debut on Saturday, November 29, in his hometown of Birmingham – live on the Global Home of Boxing, DAZN.
Olympic silver medalist Whittaker (9-0-1, 6 KOs) will be officially unveiled by Matchroom Sport chairman Eddie Hearn at a Press Conference in London this Friday, October 17, at Landing Forty Two (The Leadenhall Building, 122 Leadenhall St, London.
More Fight Night dates will be announced in due course – but Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (The NEC) will see Matchroom Boxing’s latest marquee signing Whittaker face Germany’s hard-hitting Benjamin Gavazi (19-1, 13 KOs) in a major step-up to lay down a huge marker in the Light-Heavyweight division.
In the co-main for the undercard in Birmingham, bitter rivals Cameron Vuong and Gavin Gwynne return to the scene of their controversial first fight in a long-awaited rematch.
Vuong is now under the tutelage of trainer Ben Davison and was victorious under the watchful eye of veteran Lightweight Gwynne last month in Sunderland.
This time, with his WBO European Title to defend, the young North-East fighter will be determined to ensure there are no question marks after he edged a hotly contested unanimous points win almost 12 months ago.
Fresh from her brilliant debut win in Belfast, former MMA superstar Molly McCann is back out too for her second pro bout – plus Coventry’s Aaron Bowen looks to continue his impressive run of form in front of his local fans when he battles Tom Cowling for the vacant Midlands Area MIddleweight Title.
Matchroom Sport Chairman Eddie Hearn said: “Ben Whittaker is the greatest signing any promoter in the world could have made. And he levels up from the get-go with a major title shot in front of his home fans in Birmingham on what is another unmissable card, stacked with huge fights.
“Vuong-Gwynne II has been a year in the making – and on November 29, Cameron Vuong will be hungry to dispel any doubts over their first fight and set himself up for a busy year ahead.
“Molly McCann enjoyed a brilliant debut in Belfast. She has a huge future ahead of her too and this will be another important step-up in what is only her second professional fight.
“And Aaron Bowen has a great opportunity to kick on in the Middleweight division when he fights for the Midlands Area title. It will be a cracking night with more top fights still to be announced."
DAZN VP, Alfie Sharman, added: "The Matchroom Boxing debut of Ben Whittaker will be a massive moment for the sport. And it will be live and exclusive worldwide, only on DAZN.”
Further event specific details – including ticket news and media accreditation information – will be shared separately in due course.
About DAZN Group
DAZN Group is one of the fastest growing sports media companies in the world. Headquartered in the UK and with employees in over 25 countries, our businesses touch every aspect of the way fans engage with sports; from production, through to content distribution and commercialization. DAZN Group is home to DAZN, the leading global sport destination, as well as the popular sport portal, DAZN News. DAZN is leading the charge to give sports fans around the world access to sport anytime, anywhere. DAZN guarantees affordable access on most connected devices including smart TVs, set-top boxes, streaming sticks, smartphones, tablets, PCs and game consoles. DAZN is now live in more than 200 countries and territories after first launching in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Japan in 2016.
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About Matchroom Boxing
After the success of snooker in the 1980s, Matchroom Sport moved into boxing with two small hall shows followed by Frank Bruno v Joe Bugner at Tottenham Hotspur’s ground – the biggest boxing event of 1987. That launched the company into the boxing big-time, a position it has maintained ever since.
Through the 1990s Matchroom Sport’s boxing roster featured many of the biggest names in the sport including Lennox Lewis, Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank, Steve Collins and Naseem Hamed, all in world title fights and it continues to work with some of the biggest names in UK boxing including Audley Harrison, the 2000 Olympic Super-Heavyweight gold medalist.
Over the years, Matchroom Sport has built up long-standing relationships with broadcasters around the world and with the advent of the Prizefighter phenomenon, the company’s boxing division has never been in a stronger position.
From fantastic six round scraps between the sport’s journeymen, up to multi-million-dollar World Championship contests featuring the above fighters, the Pro Box series has it all. Each show is packed with the very best in boxing action in a series that encompasses almost 25 years of Matchroom Sport’s commitment to bringing the highest quality to the global television market.
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