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‘Absolute carnage’… Moses Itauma recalled brutal Tyson Fury spars before competing on 2024 undercard of the ‘Gypsy King’

Originally posted on Bloody Knockout | By Donal Long | Last updated Aug 10, 2025 1:42 PM ET

Moses Itauma is potentially the most exciting name in the heavyweight division today, as the 20-year-old is showing an elite skillset.

Labeled by many as the next Mike Tyson, Itauma’s 12-0 record includes 10 victories by way of knockout.

Up next for Itauma is a rise in competition, as he faces British heavyweight veteran and former title challenger, Dillian Whyte.

Whyte was unsuccessful against Tyson Fury in 2022 when fighting for the world title. However, Itauma also has some experience when it comes to sharing a ring with Fury.

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Moses Itauma recalls intense sparring sessions with Tyson Fury

For Itauma’s 11th professional fight, he would compete in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Facing Demsey McKean, the pair met on the undercard of Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk on December 21st, 2024.

As both English fighters were getting ready for their respective fights, they prepared alongside one another.

In an interview with BoxNation, the young star was asked about his past training sessions with Fury in the lead-up to the fight in December 2024.

Itauma started by saying, “It was very intense,” before adding, “Me and Tyson, we’ve done some good rounds.”

Itauma said that after one particular ‘heavy’ session with Fury, that his ‘body was in bits’ due to the damage dealt by the ‘Gypsy King’.

Fury then told Itauma to ‘bring the heat’ in their next sparring session, according to the British fighter. “I’m like, ‘Alright, cool’. We have another scrap, then it’s another session. It was just absolute carnage.”

The young fighter said that he learned a great deal from spending time with Fury outside of sparring matches, as well as gaining knowledge from the former champion’s coaching team.

Moses Itauma will aim to be the first fighter to defeat Dillian Whyte since Tyson Fury

Despite suffering a vicious loss to Fury, Whyte will go into his fight with Itauma in good form. Since the loss to his fellow countryman, ‘The Body Snatcher’ has accumulated three wins.

Following his failed world title attempt, Whyte defeated Jermaine Franklin Jr. in 2022 to return to the win column. Winning via majority decision, Whyte began his winning streak.

It would then be back-to-back wins for Whyte in 2024. Facing Christian Hammer and Ebenezer Tetteh, both fighters retired on the stool as the veteran improved his record to 31-3.

Itauma has fought once since competing on Fury’s undercard. Facing Mike Balogun, a second-round TKO would improve the 20-year-old’s record to 12-0.

This article first appeared on Bloody Knockout and was syndicated with permission.

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