Whittaker vs Graidia

Who won Whittaker vs Graidia?

Ben Whittaker beat Khalid Graidia by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 3rd February 2024 at OVO Arena Wembley in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 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 Joshua Buatsi beating Dan Azeez for the BBBOC British Light heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight championship. Also, on the undercard Adam Azim beat Enock Poulsen and Caroline Dubois defeated Miranda Reyes.

Whittaker vs Graidia stats

Back in February 2024, Ben Whittaker stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Khalid Graidia made his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 13 loses and 5 draws, with 2 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Whittaker had a massive power advantage over Graidia, boosting at 80% knock out percentage over Graidia's 20%.

Ben Whittaker was the younger man by 15 years, at 26 years old.

Both Ben Whittaker & Khalid Graidia fought out of an orthodox stance.

Whittaker was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 less fights, and made his debut in 2022, 9 year and 7 months later than Graidia, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 115 less professional rounds, 36 to Graidia's 151.

Whittaker vs Graidia form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Stiven Leonetti Dredhaj on 10th December 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Vladimir Belujsky on 1st July 2023 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jordan Grant on 6th May 2023 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had defeated Petar Nosic on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

He had won against Greg O’Neill on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Whittaker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

What time did Whittaker vs Graidia start?

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

Who broadcast Whittaker vs Graidia?

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

What were the odds on Whittaker vs Graidia?

Ben Whittaker was a 1/100 (-10000) favourite going into the contest, while Khalid Graidia made his way into the ring at 20/1 (+2000) with oddsmakers.