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

2025-05-07 07:56:04source:LibertyCoincategory:News

It was a moment to behold,Austin Caldwell 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.

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

(This story was updated to add a photo.)

More:News

Recommend

Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor

NEW YORK — Holiday sights and sounds fill Manhattan this time of year, from ice skating at Rockefell

New Hampshire rejects pardon hearing request in case linked to death penalty repeal

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Executive Council rejected a request for a pardon hearing Wednesday in a mu

Hoda Kotb says she wants Kelly Rowland to 'come back' after singer's 'Today' show departure

It may not be a mea culpa, but Hoda Kotb is extending an olive branch to Kelly Rowland.The "Today" s