The Surgeon

5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

BBC

Sports, Sports News

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Is it time for Ben Whittaker to kick on? The Olympic silver medallist has signed with Matchroom Boxing and sits down with Buncey to reflect on the journey that’s brought him here. We also hear from Richie Woodhall, who coached him in the build-up to the Olympics, as well as insights from his trainer Andy Lee and his promoter Eddie Hearn.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:05.7	Right, start at the beginning.
0:07.7	You're about to listen to a BBC podcast.
0:09.7	Okay, hello.
0:10.6	And if you're into true crime.
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0:20.7	Do you think this is actually going to go to trial?
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0:24.9	mysterious drownings and unsolved murders, from Bergen to Belfast.
0:29.0	I didn't know who I could trust.
0:30.8	Search, true crime on BBC Sounds.
0:33.3	The only thing left to do now is run.
0:39.4	This is Five Live Boxing.
0:42.2	Now on Saturday night in Derby, Fraser Clark and Jamie TKV
0:46.5	will fight on BBC 2 for the vacant British heavyweight title.
0:51.2	And about 40 miles away in Birmingham, A38, M6 Toll, M42, if you want a bit of advice,
0:57.5	Ben Whittaker will make his matchroom debut when he fights Benjamin Gavazi. It is time for
1:04.1	Whitaker to deliver. It's that simple, and he knows it. Ben joins me. His promoter, Eddie Hearn
1:10.5	joins me. It's a, Eddie Hearn joins me.
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