Ben Whittaker makes his highly anticipated debut with Matchroom tonight against Benjamin Gavazi on this tune-level major event for the vacant WBC Silver light heavyweight title.
Whittaker (9-0-1, 6 KOs) plans on using this fight as a showcase for fans on DAZN against Gavazi (19-1, 13 KOs). Tonight’s event is on the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, England. It’ll be shown survive DAZN starting at 2:00 pm ET / 11:00 p.m. PT.
Live results of tonight’s motion can be provided below.
Ibraheem ‘Spider’ Sulaimaan (10-0, 5 KOs) scored a sixth-round TKO victory over Nico Ogbeide (6-2-1) to capture the vacant BBBofC Midlands Area super featherweight title. Sulaimann trapped Ogbeide against the ropes within the sixth and landed a flurry of unanswered shots, causing referee Chris Dean to step in and halt the fight. The official time was at 1:52 of round six.
The German Gavazi, 30, is a step up for Whittaker to get him able to begin fighting top-tier opposition at light heavyweight. Promoter Eddie Hearn has already said he believes the 28-year-old Whittaker can be prepared to tackle the “machines” at 175 inside “five fights.”
It might must be sooner if he wants Ben to catch the aging, injury-slowed Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev before they retire. The third apex predator at light heavyweight, David Benavidez, may not stay within the division for for much longer as a consequence of his planned move to cruiserweight. So, he’s one other one which Whittaker must fight sooner fairly than later.
Tonight’s card
- Ben Whittaker vs. Benjamin Gavazi
- Cameron Vuong vs. Gavin Gwynne
- Molly McCann vs. Ebonie Cotton
- Aaron Bowen vs. Tom Cowling
- Ibraheem Sulaimaan vs. Nico Ogbeide
- Zelfa Barrett vs. Liam Dillon
In tonight’s co-feature, Cameron Vuong (9-0, 4 KOs fights the capable Gavin Gwynne (18-4-1, 5 KOs) in a a ten-round bout for the WBO Intercontinental lightweight title.
Last Updated on 11/29/2025