Liam Cameron claims to have been paid “absolute fortune” for the decision to skip the next ten rounds of Saturday’s rematch with Ben Whittaker.
After Boxxer’s promoters made a mistake on the contract that Cameron received, the light-heavyweight initially agreed to hold a 12-round contest in Birmingham.
Boxxer insisted that the rematch should have been in doubt, so Cameron was paid an undisclosed fee to agree to the new terms because the fight should have been 10 rounds instead.
At Friday’s news conference, Cameron claimed, “They paid me an absolute fortune to get it down] from a 12 round.”
“If I were Ben, I would say I was fighting 12 and have that psychological edge. He might have acted upon my bluff. I could have fought 10 times in a row.
The first fight ended in a bizarre way last October, when both men fell over the ropes and injured Whittaker was unable to continue.
Has Whittaker’s stock dropped since Cameron’s “lotto” win?
Whittaker, 27, won seven fights and won the Olympic silver medal, but some purists thought his flashy demeanor was disrespectful toward his rivals. He quickly became a hit for his showboating and highlight-reel victories.
When many onlookers predicted Cameron would win their first meeting comfortably before it was stopped, the West Bromwich fighter’s stock dropped.
Whittaker, who has won eight professional fights with the one draw, said, “I think that was the best chance to get me and he didn’t.”
He claims to have “got structure” in his training and has since joined coach Andy Lee.
After winning a contract with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions against Whittaker in Saudi Arabia, Cameron feels like he “has won the lottery.”
The 34-year-old Sheffield boxer was depressed and had alcohol issues while receiving a four-year ban for his part due to a 2019 anti-doping violation.
Cameron, who has won 23 fights, lost six, and drawn one, said, “I have grabbed every opportunity I can get.”
Heavyweight Clarke is “fit and firing” and ready to return.
Ebenezer Tetteh and Olympic bronze medalist Frazer Clarke square off against Ebenezer Clarke at BP Pulse Live Arena on the undercard.
After having surgery on his jaw and cheekbone following a first-round stoppage loss to Fabio Wardley in October, Clarke insisted he is “healthy” and that “there is a lot more to come” in his career.
The 33-year-old claimed that she has been hit and injured before.
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Source: BBC
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