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Moses Itauma has brutally knocked out Dillian Whyte in the first round of their clash in Saudi Arabia.
It took the 20-year-old less than two minutes to finish his 37-year-old opponent, who was no match for the barrage of jabs and body shots.
Itauma quickly found himself in the ascendancy as Whyte struggled to land his jabs and found himself being pelted as he was pinned against the ropes.
The youngster was widely seen as the favourite to win, but it was still impressive for him to do it so quickly.
Itauma has now won all 13 of his fights, 11 of those by knockout, and nine of them have been over within the first round.
This was the biggest-name scalp of his career and he appears destined to challenge Oleksandr Usyk.
'It takes two to tango so thanks very much for the opportunity to showcase my skills.
'To be honest, what Ben (Davison) was telling me what to do, for the first two or three minutes, I saws he was doing exactly what Ben was telling me to do.
'After the first minute, I thought, I keep seeing this happen and can't miss him. Brilliant game plan.
'What's next? What's next? What's next?
'Honestly, I'll fight anybody they put in front of me. Shout out a name and I'll be there.
'Joseph Parker and Agit Kabayel do deserve the shot.
'These lot are saying Usyk. What's the crowd saying? Listen, I'm ranked number one with the WBO, Parker is also with that so that's a good fight.
'All these fights can happen, so it's bigger and better. What's next? I'm only 20 yearsold, I've got 10 or 15 years left, so there's going to be a lot of this face for years.
'If I get the opportunity, I will be 100 per cent (a champion in 2026).'
Frank Warren said: 'I was surprised. I thought itd be a bit longer than that. But he's a finisher - he catches you, doesn't get flustered, every punch he throws is a hurtful punch and measured. He's an unbelievable boxing talent and probably the best at this stage of his career that I've been involved with.'
More to follow.
