{"id":2528,"date":"2025-11-30T12:28:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T12:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=2528"},"modified":"2025-11-30T12:28:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T12:28:52","slug":"ben-whittaker-british-light-heavyweight-offers-big-reward-after-home-burgled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=2528","title":{"rendered":"Ben Whittaker: British light-heavyweight offers &#8216;big reward&#8217; after home burgled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">British light-heavyweight Ben Whittaker has offered a reward for information after his house was burgled while he was out fighting.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Whittaker completed a stunning first-round stoppage of German Benjamin Gavazi in Birmingham on Saturday night, but arrived back at his house in Wednesbury, West Midlands, to find it had been ransacked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;They even took my IBF belt &#8211; what are they going to do with that?&#8221; said the 28-year-old in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/benwhittaker\/3776967118835739450\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">video on his Instagram account<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a>, referring to the IBF International light-heavyweight title belt he won in June 2024. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Highs and lows of sport. Come back&#8230; house has been burgled. But Wednesbury, I got a big, big reward. Find these people, let me know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Whittaker showed a window in his kitchen had been smashed, with the blinds hanging down. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">West Midlands Police told BBC Sport: &#8220;We are investigating after a home was broken into in Wednesbury shortly after midnight today [Sunday] with property stolen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Anyone with any information is being asked to ring us on 101 quoting crime reference number 20\/459973\/25. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Whittaker is a rising star of the light-heavyweight division and was competing in his first fight under new promotor Matchroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He extended his professional record to 10 wins in 11 fights, the draw coming when he and Liam Cameron fell over the ropes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Wolverhampton-born fighter, who is known for his showboating and flashy style, turned professional in 2022, the year after winning an Olympic silver medal at the Tokyo Games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British light-heavyweight Ben Whittaker has offered a reward for information after his house was burgled while he was out fighting. 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