Ben Whittaker has welcomed the “target on my back” after a knockout victory on Sunday evening and is able to “embarrass more people”.
Whittaker wanted simply 4 rounds to defeat Stiven Leonetti on his return to Bournemouth, the venue that hosted his skilled debut again in July 2022.
The 2020 Olympic silver medallist was already being referred to as out for his subsequent occasion within the build-up to Sunday’s victory, with undercard fighter Lewis Edmondson saying he needs the combat “any time, any place, anywhere”.
Whittaker has instructed Sky Sports activities Information the eye from his rivals solely motivates him extra.
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Lewis Edmondson mentioned he is prepared for Ben Whittaker ‘anytime, anyplace’, calling out his in-ring showboating as ‘disrespectful to the game’ of boxing
“At the end of the day, the way I present myself, the way I talk, the target on my back with Sky Sports backing me, there’s going to be a lot of eyes and a lot of people calling me out,” mentioned the light-heavyweight star.
“That is what I like, competitors, wholesome competitors.
“It get’s that fire in your belly and allows me to hopefully embarrass more people.”
After an injury-stricken 12 months lowered Whittaker to solely three bouts, he hopes to push in direction of title fights in 2024 and “become one of the faces of British boxing”.
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Whittaker knocked out Stiven Leonetti Dredhaj within the fourth spherical in Bournemouth
“I finished the year the right way, bit of a nuisance the stop and start, built like the tin man right now,” he mentioned.
“Hopefully 2024 is an active year for myself… another year of winning, performing and to keep putting myself out there.
“Step-by-step, we’ll get there, and with Sky Sports activities, my workforce, it is trying good.”
