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Ben Whittaker will headline against Benjamin Gavazi in Birmingham on his promotional debut for Matchroom on 29 November.<\/b><\/p>\n
The British Olympic silver medallist left Boxxer to join Eddie Hearn’s stable<\/a> at the beginning of October.<\/p>\n Whittaker, 28, will place his undefeated record against German Gavazi in a light-heavyweight bout.<\/p>\n “Ben Whittaker is the greatest signing any promoter in the world could have made and he levels up from the get-go in front of his home fans in Birmingham,” Hearn said.<\/p>\n Gavazi will fight outside Germany for just the second time in his career and is on a 19-fight unbeaten streak since losing his professional debut in 2018.<\/p>\n The rivals will contest the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) ‘silver’ light-heavyweight title.<\/p>\n Whittaker currently sits at number nine in the WBC’s rankings for the world title held by David Benavidez.<\/p>\n Benavidez is scheduled to defend the belt<\/a> against Londoner Anthony Yarde on 22 November in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n Former UFC fighter Molly McCann is also in action at the National Exhibition Centre.<\/p>\n