Boxing returns to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday afternoon as the heavyweight clash between young prospect Moses Itauma (12-0, 10 KOs) and the veteran Dillian Whyte (31-3, 21 KOs) headlines the DAZN PPV card.
The 20-year-old Itauma from Kezmarok, Slovakia, has a ton of hype behind him, and this will be just his second fight of the year after gloving up four times in 2024. His last fight in May did not make it past the second round as he stopped Mike Balogun at the Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. Can he send Whyte to retirement with a victory on Saturday, or will the test be too great for him, forcing Itauma to slow down the pace his career is currently at?
On the other hand, the 37-year-old Whyte is on a three-fight win streak but hasn’t fought since December when he stopped Ebenezer Tetteh in the seventh round. Whyte needs to desperately earn a victory as a devastating loss will put him all the way to the end of the line. Does Whyte have one more big performance in him
Per DraftKings SportsBook, Moses Itauma is the favorite at -1000, and Dillian Whyte is the underdog at +600.
Moses Itauma: TKO/KO -450; Decision +550
Draw: +2500
Dillian Whyte: TKO/KO +900; Decision +1800
These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
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