As revealed over the weekend, Moses Itauma will face Dillian Whyte in the primary occasion of an August sixteenth Riyadh present that accompanies the Esports World Cup.
Itauma (12-0, 10 KO) is the heavyweight division’s prime prospect at simply 20 years of age, demolishing his final eight opponents in underneath two rounds apiece. Whyte (31-3, 21 KO) is by far his most noteworthy opponent to this point, however it’s an open query whether or not he’s the most effective; his solely wins within the final 2.5 years came visiting skilled loser Christian Hammer and the equally hapless Ebenezer Tetteh, whom he took seven full rounds to beat when Daniel Dubois and Frazer Clarke every wanted lower than one.
The co-feature sees Nick Ball (22-0-1, 13 KO) defend his WBA belt in opposition to a 3rd consecutive tremendous bantamweight in former IBF necessary challenger Sam Goodman (20-0, 8 KO). It’s a markedly much less attention-grabbing matchup than Ball’s proposed conflict with Luis Nery.
The actual standout bout pits the resurgent Anthony Cacace (24-1, 9 KO) in opposition to Raymond Ford (17-1-1, 8 KO) in the most effective tremendous featherweight bouts you might make with no belt on the road. Heavyweight contender FIlip Hrgovic (18-1, 14 KO) additionally sees motion in opposition to British champ David Adeleye (14-1, 13 KO) and super-prospect Hayato Tstutsumi (7-0, 4 KO) steps manner again in competitors in opposition to Qais Ashfaq (13-3-1, 5 KO).
