{"id":85557,"date":"2025-08-22T17:52:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T17:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/85557\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T17:52:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T17:52:11","slug":"moses-itauma-could-be-on-a-collision-course-with-fellow-knockout-artist-on-the-other-side-of-the-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/85557\/","title":{"rendered":"Moses Itauma could be on a collision course with fellow knockout artist on the other side of the Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Moses Itauma stunned fans as he produced a one-round KO over battle-hardened Dillian Whyte.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/tag\/moses-itauma\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moses Itauma<\/a> vs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/tag\/dillian-whyte\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dillian Whyte<\/a> was supposed to answer questions fans had on just how good Itauma is. How well can he take a punch? Can he dig deep when the going gets tough? Can he weather the storm in later rounds?<\/p>\n<p>None of those were answered, though, as Itauma knocked Whyte out of the fight in just 119 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old phenom now has his sights set high, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/news\/five-heavyweights-who-could-give-moses-itauma-rounds-after-119-second-dillian-whyte-ko\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Filip Hrgovic, Martin Bakole, and Jermaine Franklin all options for Itauma<\/a>\u2018s next fight. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/news\/moses-itauma-hopes-to-end-the-fairytale-career-of-resurgent-boxer-after-finishing-the-bodysnatcher-in-one-round\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Itauma even called out Joseph Parker<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/tag\/oleksandr-usyk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oleksandr Usyk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the heavyweight scene, begins to change, with the old guard replaced by the new, there is one Australian heavyweight who sees a collision with Itauma in the not-too-distant future.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230323170-1024x720.jpg\" alt=\"Moses Itauma weighs-in to fight Dillian Whyte\" class=\"wp-image-28353\" \/>Photo by Richard Pelham\/Getty Images\u2018Most definite\u2019\u2026 Teremoana Teremoana sees a Moses Itauma fight in a couple of years<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/tag\/eddie-hearn\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eddie Hearn<\/a> and his Olympian charge Teremoana Teremoana, the Aussie was asked ahead of his next fight whether Itauma is a man he\u2019d like to face.<\/p>\n<p>Teremoana said, \u201cI think the chances of the fight happening are probably most definite. I think it\u2019s just a given time. I reckon in the next two to three years we might possibly get that fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/features\/heavyweight-olympian-who-scored-57-second-knockout-set-to-step-up-on-kambosos-undercard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Teremoana, who scored a 57-second KO<\/a>, is now 8-0 as a professional with all eight of his wins coming by way of knockout.<\/p>\n<p>Just two of his opponents have made it out of the first round, but none have made it out of the second.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/tag\/anthony-joshua\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/tag\/tyson-fury\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fury<\/a>, Usyk, and more, beginning to fade out, the question remains \u2013 who are the next crop of heavyweight talents?<\/p>\n<p>From Teremoana to Itauma to Leo Atang, the division seems to be in a good place.<\/p>\n<p>Eddie Hearn has given another Aussie fighter a big opportunity<\/p>\n<p>This Saturday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/tag\/eddie-hearn\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eddie Hearn<\/a> will be over in Queensland, Australia, for Jake Wyllie vs Youssef Dib.<\/p>\n<p>Wyllie is now 17-2 after a courageous effort against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyknockout.com\/tag\/george-kambosos-jr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">George Kambosos Jr.<\/a> last time out in a huge step-up fight, and will take on 21-3 Dib who is coming off of two losses to Aussie talent Liam Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>Wyllie\u2019s last fight with Kambosos ended in a loss, but in his post-fight interview, he pleaded with Hearn for an opportunity, to which Hearn assured him a Matchroom contract would be with him that week,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne thing I\u2019ll promise to you, you will have a contract on Monday morning from Matchroom boxing. Well done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Aussie took the fight with Kambosos on just five days\u2019 notice, too, having to replace Daud Yordan, who withdrew with illness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Moses Itauma stunned fans as he produced a one-round KO over battle-hardened Dillian Whyte. 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