Exciting 20-year-old heavyweight prodigy, Moses Itauma (12-0, 10 KOs), headlines for the first time in his career this Saturday night, August 16, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia against world title contender, Dillian Whyte (31-3, 21 KOs).
The British heavyweights will clash over 12-rounds, live on DAZN, supported by Nick Ball vs Sam Goodman.
Ahead of the biggest test of his three-year pro career so far, the potent puncher from Kent, who has been tipped to take over heavyweight boxing, shared his confident predictions for fight night.
“Dillian is a big name, good opposition,” the Slovakian-born boxer told the Toe2Toe podcast. “It’s for me to go in there and do the job. I’ve got to box to a game plan. If I box to the game plan, it shouldn’t be a long night.”
Moses turned pro with Frank Warren after winning all 24 of his amateur bouts and he is already headlining PPV shows at the young age of just 20.
“This is my first headline show, it’s in Saudi Arabia against Dillian Whyte and I’m only 20 years old,” Itauma said.
“Just having that comes with pressure, but I love a bit of pressure. I acknowledge it, but I don’t feel it. I know it’s there, but I don’t let it sink in – only because it does me no favours. I’m ready to perform Saturday night.”
Already ranked WBO #1, a dominant win over former WBC #1 Whyte would only intensify talk of a showdown with undisputed heavyweight ruler Oleksandr Usyk.
Trained by Ben Davison, Itauma looked ahead to a potential world title showdown with Usyk, “I think it will happen. I think Joseph Parker and Agit Kabayel do deserve the opportunity to fight for those belts. But you don’t get what you deserve nowadays, you get what you negotiate for.
“If I am able to beat Dillian Whyte in good fashion, and I’m already ranked No.1 with the WBO, so I do feel I’ll be in a position to fight him.”
Itauma vs Whyte fight predictions
