RIYADH: Undefeated phenom Moses Itauma (12-0, 10 KOs), one of boxing’s brightest young contenders, will put his perfect record on the line when he takes on battle-hardened veteran Dillian “The Body Snatcher” Whyte (31-3, 21 KOs) in a generational collision on Aug. 16 in Riyadh.
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The announcement of the heavyweight bout came on Monday as part of the Esports World Cup Festival underway in the Kingdom.
Both fighters revealed their mindsets to Arab News on the sidelines of the gaming spectacle, framing the bout as career-defining.
For 20-year-old Itauma, the WBO Inter-Continental champion raised in Kent, the fight represents a trial by fire.
