Ben Whittaker vs Conor Wallace: Live blog, round-by-round updates and results

Ben Whittaker returns to action today for a possible final step ahead of a world title fight, as he faces Conor Wallace in what is an IBF title eliminator.

The flashy, controversial Whittaker will be a heavy favorite in the matchup with Australia’s Wallace, and we’ll also see British title fights at super welterweight and flyweight, plus the pro debut of super welterweight Odel Kamara.

We’ll be here with live results and updates for the entire main card, plus round-by-round for the main event. Join us today!

• Fawaz retains British super welterweight title
• Official Time: 1:14 of Round 8

• James (17-3, 0 KO) fought OK and gave Fawaz a good challenge, but Fawaz is just really hard to fight at this level. He brings so much energy, it’s just really hard to keep him at bay for 12 rounds, and most of his opponents at this level aren’t going to have the power or conditioning to figure that out. James doesn’t have power, and he folded not out of lacking effort or toughness, he was just worn out. He went down twice in Round 8 and that was that.

Fawaz retains British super welterweight title

James (17-3, 0 KO) fought OK and gave Fawaz a good challenge, but Fawaz is just really hard to fight at this level. He brings so much energy, it’s just really hard to keep him at bay for 12 rounds, and most of his opponents at this level aren’t going to have the power or conditioning to figure that out. James doesn’t have power, and he folded not out of lacking effort or toughness, he was just worn out. He went down twice in Round 8 and that was that.

• Official Scores: 96-93, 97-93, 97-93 for Sulaimaan

• A notably terrific Round 7 and a damn good fight in all. But that 7th round charge might have pretty much done Hardy in, too. Still, he gave this a tremendous effort, gave himself a chance to win, and he just came up short. Sulaimaan is now 12-0 (5 KO), while Hardy drops to 12-1 (5 KO).

Official Scores: 96-93, 97-93, 97-93 for Sulaimaan

A notably terrific Round 7 and a damn good fight in all. But that 7th round charge might have pretty much done Hardy in, too. Still, he gave this a tremendous effort, gave himself a chance to win, and he just came up short. Sulaimaan is now 12-0 (5 KO), while Hardy drops to 12-1 (5 KO).

Streaming: DAZN (subscription required)

Location: Utilita Arena – Birmingham, England, UK

Ben Whittaker vs Conor Wallace, light heavyweights, 12 rounds

Odel Kamara vs Thodoris Ritzakis, middleweights, 4 rounds

Sean Bruce vs Hamza Uddin, flyweights, 12 rounds, for Bruce’s British title and the vacant Commonwealth title

Bilal Fawaz vs Eithan James, super welterweights, 12 rounds, for Fawaz’s British title

Ibraheem Sulaimaan vs Sonny Hardy, super featherweights, 10 rounds