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GB's Whittaker produces impressive win on US debut
Key takeaways
- Whittaker's handspeed and power proved too much for Rivera
- Great Britain's Ben Whittaker marked his American debut with an impressive second-round victory against Richard Rivera at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
- The flamboyant Whittaker dropped the American at the end of the first round with a right hand, although Rivera pointed that the punch had caught him on the back of the head.
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Whittaker's handspeed and power proved too much for Rivera
Great Britain's Ben Whittaker marked his American debut with an impressive second-round victory against Richard Rivera at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The flamboyant Whittaker dropped the American at the end of the first round with a right hand, although Rivera pointed that the punch had caught him on the back of the head.
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