Moses Itauma has been hailed as a future world champion by the likes of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
The 20-year-old wanted to become the youngest ever world heavyweight champion by beating Mike Tyson’s record. Although that won’t now happen, he has made huge inroads already with 11 impressive KO wins from his first 13 fights, and has also impressed in sparring.
Many of his wins have come inside the first two rounds, with the most recent fight his best win yet when he stopped former world title challenger Dillian Whyte inside the first two minutes.
Right now, he is struggling to find his next opponent, with Daniel Dubois and Fillip Hrgovic allegedly both having ruled themselves out of fighting the young rising star.
Speaking to IFL TV, emerging heavyweight Emanuel Odiase has said he would be keen to fight Itauma in the future.
“Moses Itauma, one day we’re going to fill out a stadium. Whether it’s Wembley, whether it’s Africa, we’re going to do something big. 100,000 people coming in live and millions watching in front of the TV.
“I see that fight happening cause he’s a great talent. I’m a great talent, I see that happening one day. Maybe 2028, we gotta build that s**t.”
Odiase knocked out Idris Afinni in his latest fight in Nigeria to take his record to 9-0 with 8 knockouts. He is 6ft 9 and has been managed by Anthony Joshua’s 258 Management ever since he impressed the former unified ruler in a sparring session back in 2021. He has also sparred the likes of Deontay Wilder and Usyk and could well be a future star of the division.
