In a bizarre twist, a light-heavyweight bout on the undercard of the Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol title fight ended in a technical split-decision draw after both fighters fell out of the ring.

In the fifth round, Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron tipped over the ropes while locked up. Whittaker sustained an ankle injury and after being helped from the ring he exited in a wheelchair. With judges ruling this an accidental injury, they went to the scorecards to determine a result.

One judge scored in Whittaker’s favour, at 58-57, while another judge gave Cameron the same score. With the third judge scoring it 58-58, it meant the bout ended in a draw.

After the decision, Cameron spoke to broadcaster DAZN, telling them that Olympic silver medal-winner Whittaker “had nothing left”. He went on: “Kid was knackered from round two. But look, I definitely beat him.

“I don’t get a fair share. I got a split decision loss in the last fight. I just had a draw in this one. What more do I have to do? I’ve never had a promotional deal in my life, and I tried to do my best today to get that win, and I thought I fully deserved it.”

The fight was taking place in Saudi Arabia, as part of the latest Riyadh Season promotion. The card was led by Fabio Wardley’s rematch with Frazer Clarke which Wardley won with a first-round KO before Beterbiev beat Bivol by a majority decision to become the undisputed men’s light-heavyweight champion.

Also on the card, Chris Eubank Jr claimed the vacant IBO Middleweight title after overcoming Kamil Szeremeta by TKO. In the aftermath of the result, Conor Benn climbed into the ring to stare down Eubank Jr, while footballing superstar Neymar – who plays for Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal – looked on. The pair are expected to fight within the year.