Ben Whittaker believes Matchroom Boxing’s roster has thinned enough for him to emerge as one of the promotion’s biggest draws, placing himself alongside Anthony Joshua as one of the stable’s top draws.
Asked where he sees himself in Eddie Hearn’s lineup, Whittaker suggested that Matchroom no longer has the same depth of star power it once did.
“They don’t have a lot of people right now either. So I believe I’m one of the main ones,” Whittaker told The Ariel Helwani Show.
“They have AJ. They have me. Who else has numbers like me and AJ? So for me, I believe if I keep winning, doing what I’m supposed to do, I’ll be the next guy.”
The undefeated light heavyweight will make his American and North American debut against Richard Rivera on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on the undercard of Jaron Ennis’ unified junior middleweight title fight against Xander Zayas.
Whittaker said Matchroom has fulfilled everything he expected since joining the promotion company, pointing to main events and his rapid rise up the rankings.
“They did everything they could for me. They gave me two headlines. Now I’m in America on a big card. In the end I’m the fighter,” Whittaker said. “I’m supposed to go out there, perform and win, and they’re supposed to bring these guys to me. That’s what they’re doing.”
The Olympic silver medalist added that he is ranked #2 by both the WBC and IBF and believes a world title fight is within reach.
“I’m number two in the IBF, number two in the WBC. So I’m around here and there,” Whittaker said.
A win over Rivera would move the 11-0-1 (8 KOs) contender closer to a final eliminator before a possible world title opportunity in early 2027.
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Last updated on 2026/06/25 at 23:24
