Moses Itauma was born on 28 December 2004 and is a Slovakian-British professional boxer who holds the WBO Intercontinental heavyweight title.
10 Facts About Moses Itauma
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Moses Itauma is the younger brother of light-heavyweight fighter Karol Itauma.
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Moses Itauma was the last person in the family to move to England which was in 2008 and eventually he settled in Chatham, Kent.
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Moses Itauma had an unbeaten amateur career, turning professional with a record of 24 wins with 11 wins by knockout.
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Moses Itauma claimed gold medals in Schools, Juniors, Youth European and the Heavyweight Youth World Gold Medal.
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Moses Itauma made his debut on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev vs Anthony Yarde on 28 January 2023, at the Wembley Arena.
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Moses Itauma easily dispatched his opponent after just 23 seconds.
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Moses Itauma has aspirations for breaking the 38 year old Mike Tyson record for being the youngest heavyweight champion.
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Moses Itauma won the vacant WBO Intercontinental heavyweight title with a second-round stoppage victory against Germany's Ilja Mezencev on the undercard of the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk bill in Saudi Arabia on 18 May 2024.
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Moses Itauma retained his title with another second-round stoppage win, this time over Polish boxer Mariusz Wach at The O2 Arena, London, on 27 July 2024.