For an aspiring music artist, Benjamin "B£NZO" Whittaker makes a hell of a fighter.

The 6'3" light heavyweight provided Great Britain with another entry in the Round of 16 after outpointing two-time Olympic participant Jorge Luis Vivas (Colombia). Whittaker won by scores of 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28, while judge Radoslav Simon (Slovakia) had Vivas winning 29-28 on the dissenting card.

Whittaker was crisp with his punches in round one, putting his massive height and reach advantage to good use versus the stocky 5'7" Vivas. The trend quickly changed in round two, with Whittaker still dictating the pace though with movement and potshotting in offsetting the straightforward but ineffective attack by Vivas.

By his own admission, Whittaker—a protégé of 2012 Olympic Gold medalist and two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22KOs)—coasted in round three as he realized he had the fight in the bag on at least three scorecards. In his own words, he chose to "save up for the next round (of competition)" in cruising to victory. He will next face number-four seed Abdelrahman Salah Orabi.

Vivas suffers his second early exit in Olympic competition, as he failed to advance out of the opening round in 2016 Rio as a middleweight.

Whittaker continues a recurring theme of Great Britain enjoying success on the international stage. Current light heavyweight contender Joshua Buatsi emerged as a breakout star in the 2016 Rio Olympics, advancing to the semifinal round in claiming a Bronze medal. Tony Jeffries also claimed Olympic bronze during 2008 Beijng.

Ironically, Great Britain didn’t have a light heavyweight representative during the 2012 London Olympics. Nevertheless, Whittaker intends to bring home some hardware and seemingly with a clear path to at least the semifinal round. The 24-year-old then intends to turn pro—as a boxer, though advancing his music career is also very much on the table.

Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox