Moses Itauma (nickname 'Enriko') is seen by many as the future of boxing's heavyweight division - he is, quite simply, an incredible talent.
Still only 20 years old (he was born in Kežmarok, Slovakia on December 28, 2004), the young British prodigy boxing out of Chatham, Kent is the most exciting thing we've seen in many a long year.
For so long it seemed as if 'Enriko' (11-0 with 9 wins inside distance) might be the man to finally beat Mike Tyson's long-standing record of becoming the youngest ever boxing world heavyweight champion. That goal may have gone now, but the talk is he could yet challenge for a world title before the end of 2025.
He possesses rare ring IQ for one so young, allied to stunning speed and devastating power. Throw in unerring accuracy and it's a fearsome proposition for any other heavyweight out there.
Next Fight
Itauma will next be out on Saturday May 24, 2025 in Glasgow, Scotland - when he fights on the undercard of the big Josh Taylor vs Ekow Essuman bill at the SSE Hydro.
The opponent will be former NFL star Mike Balogun, who possesses a 21-1 record with 16 wins inside distance. If you look deeper though it's not a who's who of victims, instead there is only one top-class name on Balogun's CV. That is Murat Gassiev, who blasted the American out inside two rounds in 2023.
Make no mistake, another early round will be expected for Moses and his incredible talents.
Itauma record (11-0)
Like we said, Moses has a record of 11-0 in the pros (9 of those wins came by way of KO, and all of those KOs came inside the first round).
Itauma's two most impressive performances may well be his two most recent ones, against Mariusz Wach and Demsey McKean - both tough and durable tests.
Moses obliterated Wach inside two rounds in London in July 2024, and then followed up with a quite incredible one-round demolition job on McKean on the Usyk vs Fury 2 undercard in December.
Height and weight
Itauma's height is the subject of some discussion as several sources provide different information. For now we'll go with boxing stats bible Boxrec - which has Itauma listed at 6ft 2½ins (1.89m). His reach is listed as 78½ins (1.99m).
Moses weighs anywhere between 235 and 250lbs so far in his pro career, and his last fight against McKean saw him tip the scales at 249lbs (17st 11lbs).
Trainer
Itauma is currently trained by the highly-rated Ben Davison, who also trains Anthony Joshua.
Davison of course also masterminded the comeback in 2018 of one Tyson Fury.
Promoter
Moses is promoted by Hall of Famer Frank Warren and his Queensberry Promotions outlet. Warren knows a top heavyweight when he sees one, and he has long felt that Itauma is the next big thing in the division.
Family
Moses has a brother who is a pro boxer too - Karol, who plies his trade at light heavyweight.
Karol has a 13-1 pro record with 8 of those wins coming inside distance.
