Moses Itauma

The Beltline: What happened to the twentysomething heavyweights?

Much of what makes ageing so cruel is that it happens so gradually, the damage done in increments largely imperceptible until suddenly it is all you see. If it’s not something you see in yourself, it will be something you see in those around you, may...

Moses Itauma excited by the prospect of fighting Joe Joyce

Moses Itauma is a different type of heavyweight.  The 19-year-old is a prodigiously talented fighter but for a youngster with the world at his feet, he seems remarkably relaxed about the attention he is generating.

Q&A: Moses Itauma

Moses Itauma speaks about what he hopes will be next in his career, the past that contributed to him not pursuing qualification for an Olympics, the heavyweight landscape, and more

'What is there to eat?’ ‘Nothing and we’ve got no money': The hunger fueling the rise of Moses Itauma

When Moses Itauma arrives in Paris to watch the Olympic Games, he will do so with the conviction that he was right to turn professional aged 18

Moses Itauma starting to soak up his early success

Everybody knew that Moses Itauma was too young and too fast for Mariusz Wach. On Saturday night, the 19-year-old heavyweight proved that he was also just too clever, too powerful and too technically good for the 44-year-old Polish veteran.

Heavyweight prospect Moses Itauma hammers Mariusz Wach in two

Moses Itauma took just two rounds to bomb out the usually-durable Pole Mariusz Wach. Streaking 19-year-old southpaw prospect Itauma is now 10-0 (8 KOs) and he made a positive start, firing out a quick jab and backing Wach up early with a sho...

Moses Itauma ready for test of dimensions

Moses Itauma confronts perhaps his first true test as a professional heavyweight when on Saturday he fights Mariusz Wach.

Moses Itauma 'marathon ready' for Mariusz Wach

Around three weeks before the big day, an amateur marathon runner will embark on their longest steady training run

Moses Itauma Easing Into Life in the Spotlight

Heavyweights: The Big Breakdown

The heavyweight division, like plenty of its biggest stars, is enjoying something of a resurgence. The leaders suddenly can’t get enough of fighting each other as an exciting era verges on becoming a great one. Here we examine all the key players, th...

Francis Warren and Moses Itauma on a Journey to the Top

Guiding Moses Itauma to the world heavyweight title represents the biggest responsibility of Francis Warren’s career, and he has revealed the extent of the plan he has in place to take Britain’s most exciting prospect to the very top.

Ben Davison Optimistic That Moses Itauma Can Become The Heavyweight Version Of Floyd Mayweather

Ben Davison is relishing the prospect of moulding Moses Itauma into the finest heavyweight in the world. The 19-year-old Itauma recently recruited Davison to be his long-term trainer, and has already recorded his first victory under a figure with a g...

Red Hot Moses Itauma Trusts In Anthony Joshua And Ben Davison

Working under Ben Davison has led to the promising Moses Itauma being “mentored” by Anthony Joshua. The 19-year-old won his first fight under Davison when, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the undercard of Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk, he ruthlessly stopped...

Itauma Targets Schwarz And Calls Out Dacres

Moses Itauma, 9-0 (7 KOs), has developed a nonchalant, matter of fact manner. Whenever Itauma talks about his boxing career, every word is laced with an air of inevitability.

CompuBox Punch Stats: Moses Itauma-Ilja Mezencev

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