Ben Whittaker hails Brooklyn debut with victory shout-out

Ben Whittaker celebrated his first fight on American soil with a ringside message to the Brooklyn crowd. The heavyweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">light-heavyweight won his Stateside bow and immediately called out the host city in his post-fight comments.

“Brooklyn, that's how you do it man”

🎟️ Get tickets: Buy tickets to Ring show on Netflix on Ticketmaster →

— Ben Whittaker, via BBC Sport

What Ben Whittaker said

Whittaker had fought his entire professional career in Britain before making the trip across the Atlantic. The 2020 Olympic silver medallist competes in the heavyweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">light-heavyweight division and has been building toward fights that require a bigger stage than UK domestic cards can offer.

What it moves

The Brooklyn appearance puts Whittaker in front of the American audience that drives big-money fights at heavyweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">light-heavyweight. Speaking to BBC Sport, he said: "Brooklyn, that's how you do it man." The win positions him for higher-profile opponents on future US shows.

Source: bbc.co.uk. Full Ben Whittaker fight history and recent news at boxingnews.com.