Ben Whittaker, who made his professional debut just over two weeks ago will fight on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk this weekend.
Whittaker, who won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics which took place last year, will fight the unbeaten Bosnian Petar Nosic at the Jeddah Super Dome on Saturday. He won his first fight as a professional last month, beating Greg O'Neill at the Bournemouth International Centre on July 30.
Whittaker was noted for his reaction to winning a silver medal during the Olympics, refusing to wear the medal on the podium after his loss to Arlen Lopez. He tweeted after the ceremony: "You don't win silver, you lose gold. I'm very disappointed - I feel like a failure.".
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Despite this, his knockout victory last time out and his place on the undercard of one of the year's biggest fights underlines his credentials as one of the most exciting names in British boxing.
Meanwhile, Adrien Broner has withdrawn from his fight against Omar Figueroa Jr in Las Vegas this weekend. Broner has withdrawn, citing mental health issues in an Instagram post, with the four-time world champion saying that he had to get his health in order before entering the ring again. He also hinted at a potential retirement by saying that even if he did not re-enter the ring then he would still become a hall of famer.
