A new star moves up in heavyweight; Moses Itauma. In Riad, the 20-year-old Brit does not need two minutes to eliminate the former World Cup challenger Dillian Whyte. Tyson Fury is even certain after the performance: Itauma bumps into heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk from the throne.
In his glamorous career, five British boxing stars has already laid heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk, including twice the giant Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.
Most recently, the Ukrainian led to the London Wembley Stadium local hero Daniel Dubois on July 19, crowned the undisputed champion of all boxing classes for the second time. It was Usyk’s eighth triumph about an Englishman. Dubois had already defeated the 38-year-old in 2023, before Derek Chisora (2020) and Tony Bellew (2019).
However, the united Fäusterich now draws new hope. With Moses Itauma, just 20-year-old Brit is about to mix up the heavyweight scene.
On Saturday, Itauma was the main fighter in Riad in the ring. Former Fury challenger Dillian Whyte should be his first real endurance test. Pust cake.
The youngster played the veteran in a playful manner after 1:59 minutes of the first round with a dry right hook from the legs: Ko-Sieg number Elf in the 13th professional vapor for the unbeaten Itauma.
Moses Itauma is considered the upcoming superstar in heavyweight
Tyson Fury is reminiscent of Klitschko’s fate
According to the impressive idea, the voices that bring the British into play as the next challenger of USYK. The Saudi Box-Mogul Turki al-Heikh is already calling for the generational duel.
For Tyson Fury, it is clear who would win the duel. “Moses Itauma will beat all these old men out of the heavyweight: Usyk, AJ (Anthony Joshua, Noted.Red.), Jarrell Miller, whoever is old. Zhang Zhoei, Luis Ortiz-all the big names of the past are used up,” said the 37-year-old boxing pensioner on Instagram.
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“Even Usyk, the world champion that they gave my belt, Moses will demolish, because it is an old man against a young man and an old man cannot put on with a young man,” said Fury.
Boxing is a sport for young people, according to the ex-champion. “As I said Wladimir Klitschko when he was 37,” the “Gypsy King” alluded to his 2015 point victory over the aging Klitschko.