Moses Itauma, rising heavyweight prospect at just 20, thrills with first-round knockout of Dillian Whyte
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Itauma dispatched of his hardest test to date in incredible fashion on Saturday night
Already the most impressive heavyweight boxing prospect in more than two decades, 20-year-old Moses Itauma took a giant step forward in the direction of future superstardom on Saturday in the most difficult flight to date of his two-plus years as a professional.
Itauma (13-0, 11 KOs), who was making a giant step up in competition against 37-year-old division stalwart Dillian Whyte (31-4, 21 KOs), needed less than a round to put away the former two-time interim titleholder inside ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Whyte's only pro defeats had previously come against former, current or future heavyweight champions and Itauma was able to finish Whyte, who entered on a three-fight win streak, faster than countrymen and former champions Anthony Joshua (2015) and Tyson Fury (2022).
