Ben Whittaker vs Conor Wallace UK start time: Main event at 22:00 BST

Ben Whittaker faces Australian Conor Wallace in Birmingham on Saturday 3 October, with the winner becoming mandatory challenger for Dmitry Bivol’s IBF light heavyweight title.

Ben Whittaker meets Conor Wallace in an IBF light heavyweight final eliminator at Utilita Arena Birmingham on Saturday 3 October, with world-title mandatory status at stake. DAZN will broadcast the card, with the main event expected at 22:00 BST, UK and Irish time.

Whittaker seeks his biggest test against Wallace as he puts an unbeaten record of 12 wins and one draw into the contest. The boxer from Bilston, Wolverhampton, has earned nine of those victories by knockout. An Olympic silver medallist nicknamed ‘The Surgeon’, he holds the WBC Silver light heavyweight title.

Australian Wallace, from Fortitude Valley, Queensland, brings a record of 17 wins and one defeat, with 12 victories coming by knockout. He boxes southpaw against the orthodox Whittaker, who stands 6 ft 3 in tall and has a 75 in reach.

Victory in Birmingham makes the winner the mandatory challenger for Dmitry Bivol’s IBF light heavyweight title.

Full card (UK and Irish times)

• 22:00 — Ben Whittaker vs Conor Wallace (main event, expected)

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