The Surgeon Returns

5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

BBC

Sports News, Sports

4.7 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Will the hype around Ben Whittaker translate into the ring? He takes on Braian Suarez in Liverpool on Saturday night, and Buncey catches up with him after the weigh-in. We also hear from Matchroom’s Frank Smith and his trainer Andy Lee, while chief support Molly McCann also joins Buncey for a chat.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.
0:07.0	Shall we get cracking?
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0:40.4	This is Five Live Boxing.
0:43.4	Ben Whittaker is unbeaten.
0:45.4	He's an Olympic silver medalist.
0:47.1	And he is without doubt one of the biggest stars in global boxing.
0:52.0	Not domestic boxing, global boxing.
0:54.5	And this weekend, he's in action in Liverpool.
0:57.5	I'm Steve Bunce and this is Five Live Boxing.
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