As revealed over the weekend, Moses Itauma will face Dillian Whyte in the principle occasion of an August sixteenth Riyadh present that accompanies the Esports World Cup.
Itauma (12-0, 10 KO) is the heavyweight division’s prime prospect at simply 20 years of age, demolishing his final eight opponents in underneath two rounds apiece. Whyte (31-3, 21 KO) is by far his most noteworthy opponent thus far, nevertheless it’s an open query whether or not he’s the perfect; his solely wins within the final 2.5 years came visiting skilled loser Christian Hammer and the equally hapless Ebenezer Tetteh, whom he took seven full rounds to beat when Daniel Dubois and Frazer Clarke every wanted lower than one.
The co-feature sees Nick Ball (22-0-1, 13 KO) defend his WBA belt in opposition to a 3rd consecutive tremendous bantamweight in former IBF necessary challenger Sam Goodman (20-0, 8 KO). It’s a markedly much less attention-grabbing matchup than Ball’s proposed conflict with Luis Nery.
The actual standout bout pits the resurgent Anthony Cacace (24-1, 9 KO) in opposition to Raymond Ford (17-1-1, 8 KO) in probably the greatest tremendous featherweight bouts you would make with no belt on the road. Heavyweight contender FIlip Hrgovic (18-1, 14 KO) additionally sees motion in opposition to British champ David Adeleye (14-1, 13 KO) and super-prospect Hayato Tstutsumi (7-0, 4 KO) steps means again in competitors in opposition to Qais Ashfaq (13-3-1, 5 KO).
