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Ben Whittaker will continue his ascent to becoming British boxing's newest superstar on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol this evening.
The Olympic silver medallist is still in the fledgling stages of his professional career, with only 8 fights (8-0) to his name.
However, his flamboyant showboating and brash personality have already made him one of the most divisive characters in the sport.
Earlier this year, the 27-year-old went viral for dancing, dropping his hands and utterly embarrassing French journeyman Khalid Graidia.
Whittaker, who claimed the silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Games, will now hope to keep building towards a potential world title shot.
He next battles domestic rival Liam Cameron, who slipped to a 23-6 record following his split-decision defeat to Lyndon Arthur in June.
This 10-round light-heavyweight fight will take place on Saturday, October 12.
It will be held at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with ring-walk times for this fight expected to be around 7pm UK time.
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Whittaker's promoter Ben Shalom has claimed a win will open doors to some massive domestic dust-ups and a US headliner slot.
"When will he fight Dan Azeez, when will he fight Lyndon Arthur? When it makes sense," Shalom told talkSPORT's .
"But I would like at that British, European level towards the end of next year and I think that's incredibly fast for a talent like him.
"For us, we know we are sat on absolute stardust and someone that British boxing needs.
"He is going to headline in the US in December and I expect it to go absolutely crazy.
"On NBC Linear in front of a two million audience. He will headline his own show."
Meanwhile, Whittaker is ready to unleash his ‘alter ego’ again on Saturday night.
He said: "From the outside it looks like you're messing around, but really you're just taking your mind away from it. I think that's the best thing.
"Because when I walk into that changing room, you're there, you've got to lock in. When the lights come on, my alter ego just comes out.
"I know when to flick it, and when to switch and have fun and stuff [with his showboating]. I'd rather just train, get the job done and go home. But I know you need to do that.
"It's a good thing to have because it gets people talking and it gets people wanting to watch. You need that switch. It's a switch that the stars have and luckily enough I've got that switch.
"I think it was (Floyd) Mayweather who said half the boxing game is mindset.
"If you go in there believing you can win, the majority of time you will. If you go in there umming and ahhing doubting yourself, that's when it becomes a tough task.”
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