Following his recovery from injury, Olympic star Ben Whittaker will take on Stiven Leonetti Dredhaj on Sunday, December 10 at the Bournemouth International Centre. Lewis Edmondson and Michael McKinson will also be competing on the underc
ard of Chris Billam-Smith vs. Mateusz Masternak, which will take place on Sunday, December 10 live on Sky Sports.The light-heavyweight silver medal winner from the Tokyo Olympics, Whittaker, will square up against Stiven Leonetti Dredhaj in the Bournemouth International Centre. This venue hosted Whittaker's spectacular professional debut the previous year.
Whittaker has won three of his four professional bouts within the distance, leaving him undefeated overall.
He is up against Leonetti Dredhaj, an Albanian living in Italy, who has an 11-2-1 (3) record.
The Wolverhampton boxer is back in action following his successful recuperation from a bothersome ailment. He intends to utilize the fight to position himself for a busy 2024.
I'm excited to resume working on it. You already know what I can offer, so don't forget to tune in on December 10th when I'll be giving another surgical performance to cap off the year," Whittaker stated.
"Fans will get another chance to see one of the boxing world's biggest talents live in action on December 10 ahead of what's going to be a monumental 2024 for Ben," stated promoter Ben Shalom.
"Such an electrifying talent, I think fans would have him on every card if they could. We had a busy year lined up for him but he's had some minor injuries to deal with following his fight in July. I'm excited to say he's now fully fit and raring to go."
He is looking to extend his unbeaten record against Dmytro Fedas on December 10.
"The Saint" claimed his seventh pro win with a technical decision victory over Petar Nosic, a former Whittaker opponent, on the undercard of Billam-Smith's world championship winning fight with Lawrence Okolie in May.
Having impressed on previous visits to Bournemouth, McKinson, 25-1 (4), will make the short trip from Portsmouth to take his place on the undercard.
The 29-year-old southpaw stopped Lebin Morales last time out at the Vitality Stadium and will be hoping a similar victory can set him up for a title run in 2024.
As well as prospect Fran Hennessy, Olympic gold medallist Lauren Price will also be in action against former European champion Silvia Bortot and local man Lee Cutler will fight Kingsley Egbunike for the English super-welterweight title.
In the headline bout Chris Billam-Smith makes the first defence of his WBO cruiserweight world championship against dangerous challenger Mateusz Masternak.
BOXXER CEO and founder Shalom said: “The Bournemouth International Centre is going to be rocking on December 10 as we end the year with another spectacular sold-out show on the south coast.
"We have Olympic medallists, local stars and some of the hottest young talent in British boxing in action. This is a real Christmas cracker and a show you do not want to miss.”
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