Whittaker's surgical masterclass

5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

BBC

Sports News, Sports

4.7 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

How clinical was Ben Whittaker? Richie Woodhall and Buncey break down his first-round stoppage of Braian Suarez in Liverpool, with reaction from Whittaker, Eddie Hearn and Andy Lee. Plus, they look back at the other fights on the undercard.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:06.1	Can I just say?
0:07.6	You're about to listen to a BBC podcast.
0:10.0	It's such a wonderful listen.
0:11.7	So nice.
0:12.5	There are loads more like it on BBC Sounds.
0:14.8	Different paces, different heights, the roof is buckling.
0:17.9	Where you can also listen to live sports commentary.
0:20.2	It's right foot goes for goal.
0:21.6	Oh!
0:22.7	And then enjoy even more podcasts full of analysis and reaction to the big stories.
0:27.7	The stat that is astonishing is they ended with the lowest amount of possession.
0:31.2	And she's had to live with that.
0:32.8	So if you love sport, a passion, it's almost like a religion.
0:35.8	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:39.7	Sort of expecting that every week now.
0:48.2	This is Five Live Boxing. They came out in Liverpool for a real fight and they got the real fight. It might have only lasted two and a half minutes, but that's irrelevant because Ben Whittaker
0:52.4	announced himself firmly. That's what you do
0:56.0	when you're that type of fighter. I'm Steve Bunce and this is Five Live Boxing. So the official ending
1:05.7	was two minutes and 24 seconds of round one in front of 5,000 people at the MNS Bank Arena in Liverpool.
1:13.6	Ben Whittaker remains unbeaten and Brian Suarez was rolling around on the floor in no fit
1:19.3	state to continue. He did complain saying it was at the back of the head to shop.
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