Overview
- Whittaker, who was elevated to headline after Callum Smith withdrew with a training injury, stopped Suarez on Saturday at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.
- The knockout came at 2:24 of round one and moved Whittaker’s record to 11-0-1 with 8 KOs in his 12th professional bout.
- Suarez’s corner protested that the finishing right hand landed behind the head, though the result stood and officials recorded the stoppage.
- Both fighters weighed about 182 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in, a career high for Whittaker, who had spoken about added power heading into this step-up test.
- The card streamed exclusively on DAZN, which has been promoting a new Ultimate subscription that bundles at least 12 pay-per-view events into one annual plan.