Liam Cameron might not have gotten the marquee win he appeared to earn this previous weekend, however he didn’t depart Riyadh empty-handed after securing a contract with Queensberry Promotions.
Although seen by most as one other stepping stone for Olympic silver medalist Ben Whittaker, Cameron (23-6-1, 10 KO) took it to his man from the opening bell, crowding Whittaker and holding his personal of their exchanges. He appeared to have a head of steam because the fifth spherical drew to a detailed, just for he and Whittaker to tumble over the ropes and depart the latter with an obvious ankle harm.
The following technical choice produced a cut up draw.
Cameron sports activities quite a few defeats, however his file positively appears worse on paper than in actuality; he fought Lyndon Arthur to a cut up choice in June and the remainder of his defeats have been usually shut on the playing cards. He’s not going to topple Anthony Yarde as Frank Warren’s specialist boy anytime quickly, however there’s at all times a spot for succesful gatekeepers.
He’s additionally acquired a very good story behind him, testing optimistic for cocaine in 2018 and subsequently spiraling earlier than pulling himself collectively and reigniting his profession in 2023. Good to see issues work out for him.
