Boxer Ben Whittaker returned home victorious from his Matchroom debut to find his Black Country home burgled.

The 28-year-old achieved a first-round knockout against Benjamin Gavazi at Birmingham's NEC Arena last night (November 29) in a bout screened around the world.

But he went home to find his window smashed and his IBF light-heavyweight international belt had been stolen in Wednesbury .

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The Tokyo 2020 silver medallist posted a 21-second video on his Instagram, saying: "Highs and lows of the sports.

"Come back, house has been burgled but Wednesbury , I've got a big, big reward.

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