Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte Fight Results: Itauma Wipes Out Whyte In The First Round

Whyte started to unravel halfway through the opening round as Itauma sunk a right to the body and a glancing left hand off the top of the head. Whyte was hurt as Itauma landed a combination, almost forcing the veteran world title challenger to the canvas, but he somehow stayed on his feet. While trying to regain his balance, Itauma worked the body and ended the show with a right hook. Whyte barely got to his feet but was wobbly and then waved off by the referee with 1:04 left on the clock.

“I saw [Whyte] was doing exactly what Ben [Davison] was saying, and after like the first minute, I keep seeing this happen, I can’t miss it,” Itauma said in the DAZN post interview. “Yeah, we executed the game plan.”

“What’s next, what’s next, what’s next?” Itauma responded to his plans to become a world champion in 2026. “Honestly, I’ll fight anyone they put in front of me, so shout a couple of names and I’m there. Listen, Joseph Parker, Agit Kabayel – chuck me in with that lot. “Maybe Parker’s a good fight, onto bigger and better things. I’m only 20 years old, maybe 10 or 15 years left of my career, you’re going to be seeing more of this face. If I get the opportunity, 100 percent [I can become a world champion in 2026].”

Itauma’s promoter Frank Warren added: “He’s done everything that’s been asked, he’s the most unbelievable finisher. The game plan they put together, Ben and the team, they got it perfect, absolutely perfect. I thought it’d be a bit longer than that; he did it in style. He catches you, doesn’t get flustered, every shot he throws is hurtful and well-measured.”

Undercard

In the chief support, WBA featherweight world champion Nick Ball (23-0-1, 13 KOs) retained his belt with a hard-fought unanimous-decision win against Sam Goodman (20-1, 8 KOs). The judges scored the contest: 115-113, 118-110, and 117-111. “I’m still a world champ, but it wasn’t the best performance of mine, the main thing is we got the job done,” Ball said in the DAZN post-fight interview. “I got hit too much; most of it was on the gloves, but I’ll have to watch it back. I want to keep fighting and improving, being in with the big names in other title fights is the main thing.”

Former featherweight world champion Raymond Ford (18-1-1, 8 KOs) out-moved Abraham Nova (24-4-1, 17 KOs) to claim a third straight win since moving up to 130 pounds. The judges gave Ford the unanimous-decision victory with scores of 97-93 x2 and 96-94. Nova came in as a late replacement for IBF world champion Anthony Cacace.

At heavyweight Filip Hrgovic (19-1, 14 KOs) claimed a wide unanimous-decision win against David Adeleye (14-2, 13 KOs). The judges gave the Croat scores of 98-91 and two at 99-90. Londoner Adeleye hit the canvas in the eighth round from a right hand. However, after getting to his feet, Adeleye had a strong end in the same round. Hrgovic looked a level far above the British champion, with the score cards reading truthfully.

Japanese super featherweight Hayato Tsutsumi (8-0, 5 KOs) put in a dominating performance against England’s Qais Ashfaq (13-4-1, 5 KOs) to earn a third-round stoppage. Tsutsumi put Ashfaq on the canvas three times on the way to the win. Ashfaq hit the deck after a left hook to the body in the second round—two more left hook body shots followed in the third round, resulting in two separate knockdowns. After an intense period of attack, Ashfaq’s night ended early with the referee stepping in.

Saudi native Mohammed Alakel (5-0) kicked off the undercard with a first round knockout victory against India’s Yumnam Santosh Singh (3-7) at super featherweight.