Ben Whittaker’s home was raided by thieves whereas he was preventing on Saturday.
Ben Whittaker’s home was burgled whereas he was preventing on Saturday (Picture: https://www.instagram.com/benwhittaker/?hl=en)
Ben Whittaker found his Wednesbury dwelling had been ransacked after he knocked out Benjamin Gavazi on Saturday night. The fighter, who was competing simply 20 miles away on the Nationwide Exhibition Centre close to Birmingham, is now providing a considerable reward for info resulting in the culprits.
It took ‘The Surgeon’ merely two minutes and 15 seconds to defeat his opponent within the opening spherical of what was scheduled as a ten-round bout. The victory marked his tenth triumph since turning into an expert in 2022, and secured Whittaker the vacant WBC silver light-heavyweight title. That championship belt ought to have joined the IBF worldwide light-heavyweight title at his residence, however the intruders made off with it.
Whittaker described Saturday night’s occasions because the “highs and lows of the game” in footage shared on his Instagram story throughout the early hours of Sunday morning.
Specializing in his kitchen window, the fighter acknowledged: “Come again, home has been burgled. However, Wednesbury, I’ve bought an enormous, large reward.
“Discover these folks, let me know. They’ve even took my IBF belt, what they gonna do with that? So, yeah, let me know, hit me up within the DMs, large reward, love.”
West Midlands Police confirmed to the BBC: “We’re investigating after a house was damaged into in Wednesbury shortly after midnight as we speak [Sunday] with property stolen.
“Anybody with any info is being requested to ring us on 101 quoting crime reference quantity 20/459973/25. Alternatively, name Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.”
Whittaker’s most up-to-date bout in April additionally occurred on the NEC, the place he secured a knockout victory over Liam Cameron in a rematch of their contentious split-decision technical draw.
Whittaker has promised a ‘large reward’ for info on the thieves (Picture: INSTAGRAM @BENWHITTAKER)
The pair’s preliminary encounter occurred in Saudi Arabia on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol, with Whittaker compelled to withdraw following an harm sustained when each fighters tumbled out of the ring.
Since then, he has put pen to paper on a long-term take care of Matchroom Boxing, with Eddie Hearn now eyeing fights for him throughout the Atlantic.
The promoter mentioned: “We do not need to take him to America an excessive amount of, however America is crying out for Ben Whittaker.”
Hearn lavished reward on the previous Olympian, saying: “All I can say is wow. Typically folks come into an area and light-weight up the place, however what issues is what occurs in right here, the ring.
“We all know there are lots of ranges above Gavazi that we have to attain, however if you face that stage, you go in, destroy them clinically, and produce a showreel knockout the entire world watches for the subsequent week. Thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands of viewers are watching this younger man, who is really particular.”
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