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Tyson Fury has labelled Moses Itauma the 'future of boxing' after his emphatic victory over Dillian Whyte on Saturday night.
Itauma ruthlessly stopped Whyte in the first round of their clash in Saudi Arabia to claim the biggest win of his professional career.
The 20-year-old saw off the former WBC interim heavyweight champion in less than two minutes, ending the bout with a vicious right hook.
The youngster was the clear favourite to beat the 37-year-old veteran but the manner of the win was particularly impressive.
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.
And former heavyweight champion Fury believes he is destined to rule the division.
Taking to his Instagram to share a winner's graphic of Itauma, he wrote: 'There he is.
Tyson Fury posted this on his Instagram story after Moses Itauma's stunning victory
Moses Itauma poses after retaining his WBA and WBO Intercontinental belts on Saturday
Fury believes that his fellow Brit is destined to rule the heavyweight division for years to come
'The future of boxing. [I've] been saying it for years!'
Seen as the biggest prospect for the future of the heavyweight division, this was the biggest-name scalp of his career and he looks on course to challenge Oleksandr Usyk.
Itauma told DAZN: 'It takes two to tango so thanks very much (to Whyte) 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 saw 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 (against Usyk).
'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 years old, 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).'
