Whittaker and Wallace Meet in IBF Final Eliminator in Birmingham

Claiming the IBF final eliminator on Oct. 3 would make the victor Dmitry Bivol’s mandatory challenger with the timing of a title fight clouded by the IBF rotation and Bivol’s scheduled WBO defence in December.

Overview

The IBF final eliminator between Ben Whittaker and Conor Wallace is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3 at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena and will be streamed on DAZN with prelims and main card windows published.
Ben Whittaker is a 2020 Olympic silver medallist ranked No. 3 by the IBF with a 12-0-1 record and recent highlight knockouts that make him the heavy betting favourite.
Conor Wallace is a 30-year-old Newry-born southpaw based in Australia, ranked No. 2 by the IBF with a 17-1 record and a ten-fight win streak that includes an earlier IBF eliminator victory.
Betting markets have Whittaker around -700 and Wallace about +600, and the event’s main card includes domestic title fights such as Bilal Fawaz vs. Eithan James.
Because the IBF sits last in the sanctioning-body rotation, the eliminator winner may have to wait for a shot at unified champion Dmitry Bivol while Bivol fulfils a WBO mandatory on Dec. 12 and pursues a likely match with Artur Beterbiev.