Olympic medalist Ben Whittaker to make professional debut in Manchester on Hugie Fury undercard

One of the newest stars of British boxing Ben Whittaker will make his professional debut on the undercard of Hughie Fury's WBA (Regular) world title eliminator against Michael Hunter on July 2. The 24-year-old from Wolverhampton is yet to have an opponent named for the fight but is sure to be a name to look out for in years to come.

He was a part of Team GB's record-breaking boxing team from the Tokyo Olympics and is trained by Sugarhill Steward, who has been widely credited for his role in Tyson Fury's World Championship wins over Deontay Wilder and Dillian Whyte.

Whittaker won his silver medal in the Light-heavyweight division and is seen as one of the brightest prospects for the future of British boxing. Also on the Boxxer card for this event is Ricky Hatton 's comback fight against Marco Antonio Barrera.

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The fight will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, and Whittaker told the broadcaster after the announcement that he was excited to get into the ring, he explained: "Everything that's happened so far has led me to this and I have been waiting my whole life for this moment. I am just so excited to get in the ring and show you all what you already know I can do, I am counting down the days,”

Boxxer are promoting the event at the AO Manchester Arena, and their CEO Ben Shalom spoke of his happiness at getting a prospect such as Whittaker on the card for the fight. he said: “I’m very excited ahead of the professional debut of Ben Whittaker and believe that we’re going to witness the start of a very special journey in his career on July 2. We’ve never seen so much interest in a fighter announcement."