Ben Whittaker’s move into the American market is becoming one of Matchroom’s bigger bets, and Eddie Hearn says fans still are not fully recognizing how quickly the Olympic silver medalist is improving.
“I think one thing that people aren’t necessarily really sort of absorbing is how good Ben Whittaker is and how much he’s improving, because I think people just think he’s rolling through people. But the Suarez win was a really good win, especially in that fashion,” said Hearn to Boxingscene.
“And this fight against [Richard] Rivera, not an easy fight. He’s a decent, decent fighter. I think that whole week, that whole build up, the ring walk, the swag, everything, it’s going to grab everyone’s attention.”
Hearn made the comments while discussing Whittaker’s upcoming U.S. appearance and what Matchroom expects the unbeaten light heavyweight to gain from fighting in front of an American audience.
“I mean, you’ve got Emiliano Vargas and Ben Whittaker on that card. It’s really like two of the hottest stars right now, young stars coming through in their respective market. So, I think it’s going to be a big moment for him,” said Hearn.
“And, you know, after this, he’ll be back around October time, headlining in Birmingham.”
Hearn also suggested that Whittaker is already being linked to bigger names following Zac Chelli’s upset win over David Morrell.
“Yeah, I mean, I guess you have to put Zac in the mix for all those fights. He’s done brilliantly well, and he’s going to want big fights,” said Hearn.
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