Whittaker vs Wallace

Boxing

Whittaker vs Wallace is a professional boxing card organized by Matchroom Boxing, scheduled for Saturday, October 3, 2026, at the Utilita Arena Birmingham, King Edwards Road, Birmingham B1 2AA. The card will be broadcast on DAZN. In the main event, Ben Whittaker and the Northern Irish/Australian southpaw Conor Wallace will face each other at light heavyweight in an IBF World Light Heavyweight Title final eliminator. According to the information available when this profile was compiled, the winner will become the mandatory challenger for the IBF world title. The card also features title bouts involving Bilal Fawaz, Sean Bruce, Ibraheem Sulaimaan, and Aaron Bowen, as well as early-career bouts involving Odel Kamara, Adam Maca, and Harley Burrows. The venue page lists 4:00 p.m. as the start time; a ring walk around 10:00 p.m. BST is only a preliminary estimate.

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The main event is described as Ben Whittaker's toughest test to date and has direct title implications due to its IBF final eliminator status. For the British boxing scene, the card is more broadly relevant because of multiple regional and national title defenses on the same night. The event is part of the Matchroom Boxing and DAZN era of Whittaker's professional career.

When compiling this profile, several source conflicts remained unresolved. A FightMag undercard article lists seven bouts and omits Harley Burrows, while Matchroom's own event page shows a more complete card. There is also conflicting information about whether Burrows is making his professional debut. Finally, sources cite different birthplaces for Conor Wallace, including Newry and Dublin. These points have not been silently smoothed over.

Whittaker vs Wallace

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