Open in App
  • Local
  • Headlines
  • Election
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Education
  • Real Estate
  • Newsletter
  • USA TODAY

    Ben Whittaker, Liam Cameron tumble over ropes during light heavyweight fight

    By Josh Peter, USA TODAY,

    1 days ago
    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=24kdTk_0w4bGpDu00
    Liam Cameron and Ben Whittaker fall out of the ring during their light heavyweight fight. Richard Pelham, Getty Images

    It was a moment to behold, with mouth wide open.

    At the end of the fifth round of their light heavyweight fight on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Liam Cameron pressed fellow British boxer Ben Whittaker against the ropes.

    Then physics took over.

    Both fighters tumbled over the top rope and crashed onto the ring platform.

    Whittaker, who appeared to injure his right leg, was taken away in a wheelchair. According to DAZN Boxing, he was taken to a nearby hospital.

    The fight, which was part of the undercard for the Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol fight , was ruled a technical split draw.

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=29SBY8_0w4bGpDu00
    Ben Whittaker reacts after falling out of the ring with Liam Cameron during their light heavyweight fight. Richard Pelham, Getty Images

    Whittaker, 27, is now 8-0-1 and Cameron, 33, is 23-6-1.

    (This story was updated to add a photo.)

    This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Ben Whittaker, Liam Cameron tumble over ropes during light heavyweight fight

    Expand All
    Comments /
    Add a Comment
    YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
    Local News newsLocal News

    Comments / 0