BEN WHITTAKER was attacked with a headbutt and an elbow, but still managed to win a one-sided and monotonous fight.
The talented 27-year-old Olympic silver winner was attacked a few times by light heavyweight underdog Ezra Arenyeka, who rightfully lost a point for his foul.
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But the fight at Selhurst Park turned a bit of a stinker as it was one-way traffic, with the British ace unable or unwilling to push for a stoppage before the judges declared it: 100-89, 99-90 and 99-90.
Arenyeka, 28, looked perfect with nice muscles and shiny shorts, but was completely overmatched and little more than a human punching bag.
Whittaker pink gloves hit him from all angles and nothing the Nigerian threw back came close to hitting.
The final 30 seconds turned into a scary dance as the two pretty boys put on their best Strictly audition.
The Baggies showboater spent more time looking at the chilled crowd than his opponent in the second, but the action dried up in the rain.
Arenyeka fancied his chances more in the third, throw haymakers in the vague direction of Whittaker and grabbing him in an attempt to grab him straight from the wrestling manual.
Whittaker had his goatee scratched in the fifth when Arenyeka lost her fear of his punches and threw everything at him.
In the sixth round, when the maneuvers and movements were getting tiring, Arenyeka accidentally punched him in the back, but it was a kick he needed as he descended in the low gears.
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And Whittaker got the shock of his life when he tried to mock his opponent by escorting him back to his tent at the bell and was headbutted for the trouble.
Arenyeka lost a point in the seventh when he added an elbow to his headbutt routine, but the crowd had already lost interest.
Arenyeka threw a hook so wild in the ninth round that it did a complete 360-degree spin and fans must have imagined the same move at the turnstiles when the one-sided spar went sour.
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