Moses Itauma is ready for the most important struggle of his promising younger profession on August 16, when he faces hard-punching veteran Dillian Whyte in a heavyweight showdown from Riyadh.
Itauma (12-0, 10 KO) promoter Frank Warren believes in his rising star, however does know that it’s an actual step up in school for the 20-year-old.
“It’s a giant leap. Dillian’s not an fool, he fancies the struggle. This can be a huge leap for (Itauma). He’s carried out all the things to date that’s been requested of him, however there may be that query mark about what occurs if he goes into the later rounds?
“He has gone the space as soon as, however I’m speaking about with someone who doesn’t fiddle round, someone who really want to get into the later rounds and is able to knocking folks over. (Whyte’s) a puncher, you’ve seen him do it, he’s carried out it with world class fighters.”
Whyte (31-3, 21 KO) is 37 years outdated now and hasn’t been all that energetic in recent times, sitting out all of 2023 earlier than preventing Christian Hammer and Ebenezer Tetteh in 2024, neither struggle proving to be a lot problem for the previous title challenger.
Itauma may very well be Whyte’s ticket again into world title competition, and Whyte will certainly have that in thoughts. And as Warren says, Itauma simply hasn’t been examined towards somebody this skilled or harmful simply but, and it’s a take a look at that does must be handed for the teenager.
