Ben Whittaker is one of Britain's rising stars in and is as renowned for his trolling antics in the ring as he is for his actual wins. On Saturday, he was up to his old tricks, showboating mercilessly in his light heavyweight bout against Eworitse Ezra Arenyeka at Selhurst Park Football Ground in Crystal Palace, and, though Arenyeka at times matched his unserious nature, he eventually snapped and headbutted him. Though Whittaker coasted to a straight-forward decision win Saturday, and even with his usual 'Drunken Boxing Master' fighting style that usually dominates the headlines, one of the stories here concerned foul play from Arenyeka, who butted Whittaker.
It proved to be a frustrating night for Arenyeka as he also threw an elbow at Whittaker later in the bout and was deducted a point for fouling. Whittaker, for the most part, danced and boxed his way to a comfortable victory to win the lightly-regarded IBF international championship title, while advancing his pro boxing record to 8-0-0 (5 KOs). "I knew he was going to be tough," Whittaker said after his win was confirmed, and while his new belt was draped over his shoulder.
"If you saw him at the weigh-in, press conference, he brought the fire — and it was a great fight. I boxed beautiful and came away with the belt. For more of Whittaker's "beautiful" boxing, check out the sequence below as it features a bolo punch, elaborate feinting, and then just a completely audacious dink on the head.
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