Liam Cameron has upped the pressure on Ben Whittaker and his promoter, Ben Shalom, as he strives to secure a rematch with the heavily hyped light heavyweight.

In October, Cameron, 23-6-1 (10 KOs), and Whittaker, 8-0-1 (5 KOs), boxed in Riyadh and produced one of the most controversial contests of 2024.

Having given Lyndon Arthur a solid test earlier in the year, Cameron was brought in as an expendable yardstick for Whittaker to measure his progress against but safely negotiated the opening rounds and seemed to be well in the ascendency when, in the fifth round, the pair fell into a clinch and toppled backwards over the top rope, landing awkwardly on the ring apron.

With Whittaker unable to continue, the fight went to the scorecards where the judges returned a technical split draw.

Whittaker has now had almost three months to recover from the ankle and back injuries that caused him to leave the arena in a wheelchair whilst 34 year-old Cameron breathed new life into his career after a tumultuous few years and is desperate to capitalise on the momentum he generated in Saudi Arabia.

A rematch seems like the most sensible, obvious option for both but - in boxing - sometimes that counts for little.

Early approaches regarding a return do appear to have been made but, clearly growing frustrated by the speed of discussions, Cameron decided to open the curtains and let some light in on negotiations. He took to X on Saturday and posted the following:

‘Hi @BenGWhittaker - we doing this rematch or what? My promoter @Queensberry has made you a very very good offer for this fight - Your promoter @benjshalom has knocked it back immediately saying he wants it on boxxer show so tell him to get his wallet out & let’s dance’

Shalom’s approach is understandable. He has promoted Whittaker since he turned professional after claiming a silver medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and although he wouldn’t have expected his first, real ‘big’ fight to have come against a fighter like Cameron, he will be keen for it to take place on Sky Sports and to secure his man every possible advantage.

Queensberry only recently signed Cameron and although they have shown their support for their man by making a sizeable offer to stage the fight, they may well be more open to allowing him to box on a rival channel.

By making his feelings known publicly, Cameron has applied extra pressure and will be hopeful his tactic leads to a deal being struck soon.