Ben Whittaker insists he did not ‘stop’ after leaving his struggle with Liam Cameron in a wheelchair.
Whittaker was struggling in his robust outing in opposition to fellow Briton Cameron earlier than he was despatched tumbling excessive rope and crashing to the canvas within the sixth spherical.
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‘The Surgeon’ obtained medical remedy within the ring for harm to his ankle and again, and was in the end compelled to depart the ring in a wheelchair.
Criticism piled in for the gifted prodigy, with many contained in the boxing world, together with his new rival Cameron, insisting he deliberately stop the struggle.
Now, when opening up for the primary time for the reason that incident, he has lashed out at critics and maintains he did nothing of the type.
“I do not wish to begin blaming folks it was only a bizarre factor that occurred,” Whittaker advised Seconds Out.
“He pushed on me there was solely a lot I may take, my again was breaking.
“I landed on my ankle humorous. In fact there’s numerous stick, ‘oh he threw himself over the rope’.
“I am not Rey Mysterio, this is not WWE. If I wished to make up an excuse, I might say my neck or my again.
“As within the video it regarded like I landed on it humorous. I went straight to the emergency room and had an MRI scan.
“It confirmed up an harm, the folks round me noticed the X-rays. I’ve performed my rehab and now I am again.
When requested if he was prepared to show his case with proof of the harm, Whittaker added: “I went to the Olympics with a torn rotator cuff.
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“I did not point out it then, it is not the particular person I’m. I need not show to individuals who do not get within the ring.
“Most of those folks cannot get within the ring. I do know what occurred and I do know the harm.
“I’ll come again, beat his a** up after which transfer on to the following.”
The struggle was in the end known as as a break up draw, and Cameron was denied his fairytale win over Whittaker.
‘Benzo’ escaped with no stain on his good 8-0 report, however an instantaneous sequel is being demanded by British boxing followers.
Cameron has now signed with Queensberry Promotions, and is pushing for the chance to show himself once more.
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Whittaker’s promoter Ben Shalom has insisted that it’ll happen within the new 12 months, as soon as the gifted star is again to full health.
And Cameron insists he now has the beating of Whittaker, and believes he single-handedly crashed his rise to stardom.
“I simply couldn’t consider all what was occurring, there was a sport plan to slowly break him down,” Cameron advised talkSPORT.
“He was calling me sluggish and saying my physique was like a potato, and it’s not trying good for him now.
“I really feel like I’ve ruined his persona and profession. He stated he was going to make me a meme and now he’s the meme.
“Ben wants the rematch, it has to occur. There is no such thing as a approach out of it.
“Followers are going to demand it and all of his followers have given me the love and assist.”