This was our preview of Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte – click here for a full report on how Itauma blasted his way to a quite incredible victory.
Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte will provide heavyweight boxing with a true crossroads fight when these two British superstars face off in Riyadh tonight (Saturday August 16).
This fascinating 10-round matchup (not 12) pits the ‘next big thing’ in the sport’s marquee weight class against a former world title challenger who could well be on the way down.
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It should be an absolute blockbuster as we get to find out a little more about just how good the precocious Itauma (12-0) is. And how much the ageing Whyte (31-3) has left.
Here is all we know about the showdown – which heads a cracking esports World Cup card.
Date and start time
Itauma vs Whyte will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia tonight (Saturday August 16). The start time for the main event ring walks will be around 10pm UK time, which is 5pm Eastern Time in the United States or 2pm Pacific if you are on the West Coast. The actual card starts at 5.45pm UK time (12.45pm Eastern, 9.45am Pacific).
How to watch live
Streaming platform DAZN has the call for this one and it will be a PPV encounter (didn’t Eddie Hearn once famously say it was dead?). The price point in the UK is set at £19.99 while in the US fans will have to pony up $49.99 for the privilege of watching what should be a terrific fight.
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Itauma vs Whyte odds
The exciting Itauma is very much the favourite here at concensus odds of around 2/13 (though he is as short as 1/14 in places), with Whyte currently trading as a 7/1 underdog. The Draw is a 25/1 shot.
Weights
The weigh-in for Itauma vs Whyte took place in Riyadh on Friday August 15, 2025.
Whyte came in astonishingly light – at 244.5lbs – the lightest he has been since way back in 2015. No corners cut in preparation for this one. Itauma was just a pound heavier at 244.5lbs.
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Moses Itauma record
The 20-year-old Itauma was born in Kežmarok, Slovakia on December 28, 2004 and he has a professional record of 12-0, with 10 of those wins coming inside distance. Itauma stands 6 ft 4.5 ins tall (1.94m) and has a reach of 79ins.
This prodigious talent not only has a ring IQ which is way beyond his tender years, he also mixes it in with devastating speed and power in both hands. No wonder Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren firmly believes he is the future of the heavyweight division.
As of now, the biggest name on Itauma’s CV is tough Aussie Demsey McKean, who he blasted out inside one round in Riyadh in late 2024.
Itauma is currently ranked by all four major sanctioning bodies, and he is ranked number 1 by the WBO (World Boxing Organization). That means he is closing in on a world title shot already.
Saudi power broker Turki Alalshikh is already talking about Itauma facing the best heavyweight around in Oleksandr Usyk – telling fans ‘this is THE fight’ after Usyk’s recent demolition job on Daniel Dubois.
Dillian Whyte record
The 37-year-old Whyte was born in Port Antonio, Jamaica on April 11, 1988 and he has a pro record of 31-3 with 21 of those wins coming via knockout. He stands 6ft 4ins tall (1.93m) and has a reach of 78ins.
Whyte has been a pro since 2011 and his three defeats have all come against top opposition in the shape of Anthony Joshua, Alexander Povetkin and Tyson Fury. That showdown with Fury was Whyte’s only world title challenge, when he froze on the big night en route to a sixth-round knockout defeat at a packed Wembley Stadium.
Dillian does have some top names in his list of pro victims – including Povetkin (in their rematch) and current WBO mandatory contender Joseph Parker.
Undercard for Itauma vs Whyte
Yet again Riyadh Season provides a cracking undercard with some terrific action in store:
The WBA Featherweight World Championship – 12 x 3 Minute Rounds
Nick Ball: 126 lbs
Sam Goodman: 125.1 lbs
Super-Featherweight Contest – 10 x 3 Minute Rounds
Hayato Tsutsumi: 131.9 lbs
Qais Ashfaq: 131.9 lbs
The WBO International & vacant WBA Continental Gold Heavyweight Championships – 10 x 3 Minute Rounds
Filip Hrgovic: 241.9 lbs
David Adeleye: 240.5 lbs
Super-Featherweight Contest – 10 x 3 Minute Rounds
Raymond Ford: 130.3 lbs
Abraham Nova: 129.1 lbs
Lightweight Contest – 6 x 3 Minute Rounds
Mohammed Alakel: 132 lbs
Yumnam Santosh Singh: 132.6 lbs
