RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – AUGUST 14: Dillian Whyte and Moses Itauma face off forward of their Heavyweight Battle throughout a press convention as a part of the Dillian Whyte v Moses Itauma: ESports World Cup occasion at Kingdom Enviornment on August 14, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photograph by Richard Pelham/Getty Photographs)Getty Photographs
Is Moses Itauma the subsequent nice heavyweight? We’re going to take one step nearer to discovering out on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The undefeated 20-year-old KO sensation will get the stiffest check of his profession when he clashes with veteran Dillian Whyte in the primary occasion of the subsequent Riyadh Season card.
Itauma (12-0, 10 KO) could possibly be ready to problem for a world title as quickly as 2026, however he’s received to show he can deal with a tricky veteran like Whyte earlier than he can ascend to a legit championship degree.
The principle occasion will high off a robust card that not sufficient folks in boxing are speaking about.
Right here’s the viewing data and your complete card.
Date: Saturday, August 16
Time: 1 pm ET
Watch: DAZN
Moses Itauma (12-0) vs. Dillian Whyte (31-3) – Heavyweight – WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight
Nick Ball (c) (22-0-1) vs. Sam Goodman (20-0) – WBA Featherweight Title
Filip Hrgovic (18-1) vs. David Adeleye (14-1) – Heavyweight – WBO Worldwide Heavyweight
Raymond Ford (17-1-1) vs. Abraham Nova (24-3-1) – Tremendous Featherweight
Hayato Tsutsumi (7-0) vs. Qais Ashfaq (13-3-1) – Tremendous Featherweight
Mohammed Alakel (4-0) vs. Yumnam Santosh Singh – (Weight class not specified)
Itauma has the potential to be a platform for an enormous assertion. If Itauma mows down Whyte as he has his previous 12 opponents, he’ll be in line for a fair larger combat the subsequent day out. If Whyte pulls the upset, he’ll have stopped the Itauma hype practice, and he may discover himself in an surprising title eliminator.
Except for the primary occasion, the featherweight scrap between Ball and Goodman is a battle between undefeated fighters. Ball has been an thrilling performer as champion and whereas Goodman doesn’t possess a ton of energy, there’s something particular about taking away one other opponents “0.”
Heavyweight Hrgovic will look to proceed his rise again up the heavyweight ranks. After being stopped in eighth spherical by Daniel Dubois in June 2024, Hrgovic bounced again with a unanimous resolution win over Joe Joyce in April. If Hrgovic can knock off the highly effective Adeleye who can be on the comeback path following a stoppage loss to Fabio Wardley in October 2023.
Adeleye has stopped Solomon Dacres and Jeamie Tshikeva because the loss to Wardley. Due to the title aspirations each Adeleye and Hrgovic have, this combat is a high-stakes heavyweight affair that may inform us whose prepared for the subsequent step. The winner could possibly be Itauma’s subsequent opponent–if he can get by Whyte.
Be looking out for the outcomes from the occasion following the motion.
