Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2026-06-27, we are going to comment and rate the boxing match Ben Whittaker vs Richard Rivera as soon as we watch the full fight (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2026).Rivera vs Whittaker is scheduled to take place Saturday, June 27th, at the Barclays Center in New York (USA), in a 10-round light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg) bout; it is valid for the WBC silver light-heavyweight title and it is on the undercard of Xander Zayas vs Jaron Ennis. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Ben Whittaker record
The undefeated former Olympian Ben Whittaker entered this fight with a boxing record of 11-0-1 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.17 light heavyweight in the world.
The only man who stopped him in a draw was Liam Cameron in 2024, then he took revenge on him (Ben Whittaker vs Liam Cameron 2), and he has beat Benjamin Gavazi (Ben Whittaker vs Benjamin Gavazi) and Braian Nahuel Suarez (Ben Whittaker vs Braian Nahuel Suarez).
Richard Rivera record
His opponent, Richard Rivera, has an official record of 27-2-0 (20 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought for more than one year.
He was defeated by Luis Antonio Tejeda in 2024 but then he has won over Devaun Lee and Roger Guerrero.
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Ben Whittaker vs Richard Rivera as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Whittaker vs Rivera fight?
Ben Whittaker defeated Richard Rivera via TKO, round 2.
