Whittaker vs Willings

Who won Whittaker vs Willings?

Ben Whittaker beat Leon Willings on points over 8 rounds on Sunday, March 31st, 2024, at o2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 78-73 in favor of winner Ben Whittaker.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Fabio Wardley beating Frazer Clarke for the BBBOC British Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Florian Marku was overcome by Chris Kongo, Viddal Riley was victorious over Mikael Lawal, Alen Babic beat Steve Robinson, and Callum Simpson defeated Abdallah Paziwapazi.

Whittaker vs Willings stats

Back in March 2024, Ben Whittaker stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Leon Willings made his way to the ring with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Ben Whittaker was the older man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Whittaker had a height advantage of 3 inches over Willings.

Both Ben Whittaker and Leon Willings fought out of an orthodox stance.

Whittaker was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 1 year later than Willings, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, totaling 51 compared to Willings' 44.

Whittaker vs Willings form

Whittaker remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Khalid Graidia on February 3, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Stiven Leonetti Dredhaj on December 10, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Vladimir Belujsky on July 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had won against Jordan Grant on May 6, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

He had beaten Petar Nosic on August 20, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Activity check

Whittaker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Whittaker vs Willings start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Whittaker vs Willings?

Whittaker vs Willings was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by Peacock.

What were the odds on Whittaker vs Willings?

Ben Whittaker was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Leon Willings made his way into the ring at 18/1 (+1800) with oddsmakers.