Ben Whittaker says he is ready to put on a clinic in Birmingham on Saturday night after weighing-in for his Matchroom Boxing debut against Benjamin Gavazi – live worldwide on the Global Home of Boxing, DAZN.
’The Surgeon’ Whittaker was comfortably inside the 175lb limit as he prepares to challenge for the vacant WBC Silver Light-Heavyweight Championship at The NEC.
Speaking on stage, Team GB Olympic hero Whittaker said: “I’m looking good, aren’t I? Trust me, it’s hard to look this good. But I have worked hard over in Ireland and I'm feeling good. We know this time was going to come with me coming over to Matchroom. Now, it’s time to put on a show.
“It’s good energy [from Benjamin Gavazi] – and it’s the energy you need. He’s here and he’s ready to fight. He’s not an idiot but I’m going to turn up and show why I am the Surgeon. I’m a perfectionist – I am going to break him down.
"Make sure you tune in. As the man from DAZN said yesterday, get on that Black Friday discount and watch my fight."
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In the co-main, Cameron Vuong and Gavin Gwynne are ready to dance again as they exchanged a final, frosty stare-down before their eagerly anticipated rematch.
Former MMA icon ‘Meatball’ Molly McCann looks ahead to her second professional fight when she takes on Ebonie Cotton.
And there’s a Midlands barnstormer incoming with the Midlands Area Middleweight title on the line between Aaron Bowen and Tom Cowling.
The full weights and running order for Saturday’s show can be found below.
Aflie Middlemiss (129.9lbs) vs Engel Gomez (132.9lbs)
6x3 Super Featherweight Contest
Zelfa Barrett (136.65lbs) vs Liam Dillon (137.95lbs)
8x3 Lightweight contest
Ibraheem Sulaimaan (129.5lbs) vs Nico Ogbeide (129lbs)
10 x 3 Midlands Area Super Featherweight Contest
Molly McCann (121.95lbs) vs Ebonie Cotton (120.95lbs)
6x2 Super Bantamweight Contest
Aaron Bowen (159lbs) vs Tom Cowling (159.9lbs)
10x3 Midlands Area Middleweight Title
Cameron Vuong (134.85lbs) vs Gavin Gwynne 134.5lbs
10x3 WBO Inter-Continental Lightweight Title
Ben Whittaker (174.8lbs) vs Benjamin Gavazi (174.5lbs)
10x3 WBC Silver Light Heavyweight Title
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