Heavyweight prospect Moses Itauma is seen as the UK’s next world champion by some fans. They’re impressed by the knockouts that the fringe contender is scoring, but he’s still not fought anyone yet to show whether he’s for real.
His promoter is matching him carefully as he should, but fans could be disappointed when Itauma is finally matched against someone with actual talent.
The Frank Warren-promoted 20-year-old Itauma (11-0, 9 KOs) knocked out journeyman Demsey McKean in the first round last week in Riyadh and has his British fans excited about his potential. He initially dropped McKean with a left to the back of his head and knocked him down again.
The Next Big Thing?
Some boxing fans have been talking of Itauma breaking Mike Tyson’s record of becoming the fastest heavyweight world champion. That’s NOT happening. Itauma CAN’T break Mike Tyson’s record unless he gets a world title shot within the next four…
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