Ben Whittaker is currently slated for his next fight against Popeye Rivera on June 27, and looking ahead to the fight Whittaker talks about fighting Stateside, training in Ireland, and shares some thoughts on upcoming fights and opponents he’d like, including Anthony Yarde. Check out some excerpts below.
Whittaker on training with Andy Lee in Dublin
“Camp is camp. Dublin is nice, it’s not distractions. The gym’s like 10 minutes away and the only other thing around here is a Tesco and the beach, so it is nice. It’s what you need. I’m around good
fighters, Andy’s a good coach, he’s been there and done it himself so this part of my career I’m learning a lot and I’m enjoying it.”
On wanting to fight Anthony Yarde
“I think that that’s a very good name. I got a lot of respect for him, he’s done good things, but I think I’d beat him. And it would be a good fight, young pup vs. the older pup — it would be good.”
On a potential fight between Bivol and Benavidez
“It’s a good fight for the division. I don’t know if it will happen because Benavidez looks big, man. Their talking about him fighting for the WBC at cruiserweight so if he’s sitting around that weight for a while it will be hard to come down, but it’s a fight that a lot of people want to see.”
