Furious Ben Whittaker punches a HOLE in a wall backstage as he vents his frustrations after controversial draw against Liam Cameron

Ben Whittaker vented his frustrations after his controversial split decision draw against Liam Cameron by punching a hole in a wall.

The light heavyweight contest between Whittaker and Cameron came to a bizarre end in the fifth round after the pair tumbled over the top rope and landed on the ring apron.

Although Cameron got back to his feet and was ready to continue, Whittaker was hurt and required medical attention on his right foot.

The Olympic silver medallist was subsequently taken out of the venue in a wheelchair.

With the 27-year-old unable to continue, the scorecards were called in to decide the bout as one judge handed it 58-57 to Whittaker, another had it 58-57 to Cameron and the third scored it 58-58.

Whittaker and Cameron tumbled over the top rope in the fifth round of their fight

Although Cameron was OK to continue, Whittaker could not and required medical attention

Cameron’s frustration with the result was palpable after the fight as he felt Whittaker ‘didn’t want no more’ once the tide had turned in the former’s favour.

Whittaker had started the bout brightly but began to fade as Cameron continually absorbed his best punches and countered with his own.

But it seems Whittaker was equally as annoyed as Cameron after a picture from DAZN showed he punched a hole in a wall backstage.

The result was the first time Whittaker had not won in his professional career having strung eight victories together prior to Saturday’s bout.

Whittaker had also been incredibly active this year, with his draw against Cameron the fourth time he’d stepped in the ring in 2024.

However, with his supposed ankle injury, it could be some time before Whittaker steps between the ropes again.

Whittaker was also advised by former world champion Johnny Nelson to be particularly careful as to how he describes the injury to the public given the questionable nature of it. 

‘Now, I’m a massive fan of Ben Whittaker,’ Nelson said on Sky Sports.

The Olympic silver medallist was subsequently wheeled out of the arena due to the injury

After a fast start, the tide slowly began to turn against Whittaker as Cameron turned it on

Cameron was frustrated Whittaker could not continue and thought he took an easy way out

‘I’ve sang his praises constantly, but he needs to watch the replay before he says anything to anybody about what the injury is.

‘We’ve looked at it time and time again and we’ve not seen that right ankle hit anything. We thought it was his back. There needs to be some explanation around it.

 ‘It looks like he was trying to find a way out and I feel bad saying that.’