Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron finally settle contract row over number of rounds just days before fight

BEN WHITTAKER and Liam Cameron have finally settled their public rounds dispute, just days before their eagerly anticipated rematch.

The build-up to the pair’s second showdown on Sunday has been dominated by a row over the duration of their domestic dust-up.

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Ben Whittaker and his team tried to get his rematch with Liam Cameron to be a ten-round affair after his rival was mistakenly sent a contract for 12 rounds[/caption]

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Cameron has agreed to a ten-rounder and has seemingly been handsomely compensated for the mix-up[/caption]

Cameron, 34, inked a contract for a 12-round affair due to a major gaffe from BOXXER’s bout agreement overseer.

Whittaker and promoter Ben Shalom, however, campaigned for the fight to be a ten-round contest just like their first meeting.

Cameron and promoter Frank Warren initially dug their heels in but revealed they’d be open to shortening the fight if there was appropriate compensation.

And that compensation has seemingly come Cameron’s way as it was officially confirmed on Thursday that the fight would be contested over ten rounds.

Cameron hinted on Friday that he’d received a big chunk of change for the mix-up by tweeting a mock-up photo of himself surrounded by money in a bank vault.

Olympic silver medallist Whittaker first locked horns with Cameron last October on the undercard of the first undisputed light-heavyweight title fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.

The fight, controversially, ended in a technical draw as Whittaker was left unable to continue after both men tumbled over the ropes in the fifth round.

Cameron believes Whittaker took the easy way out by not continuing the contest and has vowed to make him pay.

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Ben Whittaker sustained an injury in his first meeting with Liam Cameron following a tumble over the ropes[/caption]

He told Sky Sports: “They’re hard 12-rounders. I’ve been there before.

“They’re hard. He was struggling for four rounds, five rounds [in the first fight]. We’ll see.

“I was outboxing him at times. As an amateur guy, what’s a standout amateur, I shouldn’t be getting to him for at least six rounds but I got to him straightaway.

“So that was quite surprising. “He’s going to feel it this time.”

Whittaker, meanwhile, is determined to silence his vocal detractors, saying: “Nobody wants blips to happen.

“But I’m happy it happened in a sense where it’s brought me back to earth.

“It’s brought me back to a position where I know the real me.

“I’m cutting the distractions out. “Now I’m just back to me, back to my boxing and that’s when the best me will show.”