Moses Itauma will look to prove he belongs among the elite heavyweights by sending Dillian Whyte closer to retirement in Riyadh tonight
Moses Itauma is bracing himself for a tough challenge tonight as he goes head-to-head with experienced fighter Dillian Whyte in a crucial test of his heavyweight prowess. With an impressive tally of 12 wins in his professional career to date – 10 of which were knockouts – Itauma is widely seen as the division’s rising star, particularly as Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are approaching the twilight of their careers.
However, his immediate challenge is to defeat Whyte in Riyadh tonight, with his fellow countryman stepping into the ring for what could be his last chance.
Despite only having two bouts in the past three years, Whyte remains a formidable adversary and will step into tonight’s match as the clear underdog. Here’s everything you need to know about tonight’s heavyweight showdown….
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Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte is set for Saturday, August 16, with Liverpool’s Nick Ball fighting Sam Goodman on the undercard.
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What UK time will Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte start tonight?
Dilian Whyte and Moses Itauma will walk to the ring at around 10.30pm UK time tonight with the fight starting shortly afterwards. The first fights of the night will get underway from 6pm. The timings of all fights are subject to change and will depend on how long the undercard takes to complete.
Full fight card, undercard, running order and UK start times
Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte – 10.30pmNick Ball vs Sam Goodman – 9.30pmFilip Hrgovic vs David Adeleye – 8.30pmRaymond Ford vs Abraham Nova – 7.30pmHayato Tsutsumi vs Qais Ashfaq – 6.30pmMohammed Alakel vs Yumnam Santosh Singh – 6pm
Quotes corner
Moses Itauma: “Being in the ring (sparring) with all these heavyweights Daniel Dubois, Joe Joyce, Tyson Fury, Lawrence Okolie, I know that there are levels to boxing and I just felt like I was unable to learn any more. I don’t want to disrespect any of the coaches I tried or did work with. I love and respect them, but with Ben, he taught me a different side to boxing. He taught me there is more to boxing than punch, punch, get punched, punch back, punch, punch, punch. There is actually a whole chess game to this.”
Dillian Whyte: “I don’t feel disrespected. In life, everybody’s got an opinion. Everybody’s going to say something. He’s been in the limelight, he’s the new man, he’s shining, he’s knocking everyone out … there’s excitement about him. People’s memories are short in boxing. You remember a few years ago when David Haye fought Carl Thompson, Carl Thompson was just a danger man that was in the wilderness. No one cared about Carl Thompson. David Haye was blowing everyone away, smashing everyone’s heads in. And then, look, Carl Thompson showed up and got the job done.”