Moses Itauma stunned fans as he produced a one-round KO over battle-hardened Dillian Whyte.
Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte was supposed to answer questions fans had on just how good Itauma is. How well can he take a punch? Can he dig deep when the going gets tough? Can he weather the storm in later rounds?
None of those were answered, though, as Itauma knocked Whyte out of the fight in just 119 seconds.
The 20-year-old phenom now has his sights set high, with Filip Hrgovic, Martin Bakole, and Jermaine Franklin all options for Itauma‘s next fight. Itauma even called out Joseph Parker and Oleksandr Usyk.
As the heavyweight scene, begins to change, with the old guard replaced by the new, there is one Australian heavyweight who sees a collision with Itauma in the not-too-distant future.
Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images‘Most definite’… Teremoana Teremoana sees a Moses Itauma fight in a couple of years
In an interview with Eddie Hearn and his Olympian charge Teremoana Teremoana, the Aussie was asked ahead of his next fight whether Itauma is a man he’d like to face.
Teremoana said, “I think the chances of the fight happening are probably most definite. I think it’s just a given time. I reckon in the next two to three years we might possibly get that fight.”
Teremoana, who scored a 57-second KO, is now 8-0 as a professional with all eight of his wins coming by way of knockout.
Just two of his opponents have made it out of the first round, but none have made it out of the second.
With Joshua, Fury, Usyk, and more, beginning to fade out, the question remains – who are the next crop of heavyweight talents?
From Teremoana to Itauma to Leo Atang, the division seems to be in a good place.
Eddie Hearn has given another Aussie fighter a big opportunity
This Saturday, Eddie Hearn will be over in Queensland, Australia, for Jake Wyllie vs Youssef Dib.
Wyllie is now 17-2 after a courageous effort against George Kambosos Jr. last time out in a huge step-up fight, and will take on 21-3 Dib who is coming off of two losses to Aussie talent Liam Wilson.
Wyllie’s last fight with Kambosos ended in a loss, but in his post-fight interview, he pleaded with Hearn for an opportunity, to which Hearn assured him a Matchroom contract would be with him that week,
“One thing I’ll promise to you, you will have a contract on Monday morning from Matchroom boxing. Well done.”
The Aussie took the fight with Kambosos on just five days’ notice, too, having to replace Daud Yordan, who withdrew with illness.