Moses Itauma flattened Dillian Whyte in the opening round to record a stunning statement victory and leave boxing stunned.
Itauma and Whyte met in a blockbuster all-British clash for the commonwealth title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Itauma left Whyte flattened and announced himself on world stageIt was the career-toughest test for 20-year-old rising star Itauma, who is emerging as one of the hottest properties in boxing.
The power-punching phenom was looking to make it 13 perfect professional wins against wise veteran Whyte.
Whyte was being written off by many in the boxing world, but having been in with the likes of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, was looking for his big break to thrust himself back into the world title mix.
Itauma was the fresher and younger fighter on paper, but looked completely natural as he made his ring walk for his biggest fight yet.
The mind games began before a punch was even thrown, as after a delay to keep Itauma waiting, Whyte came to the ring looking nonchalant and relaxed.
It was he who was looking to derail the hype train and upset the apple cart against the new kid on the block.
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Itauma was used to getting his own way in the early stages of fights so far in his career, and that is exactly how he played out.
After just a minute and a half, Whyte was in trouble after a huge shot glanced the top of his rival’s head.
And Itauma picked his spot just moments later, landing further shots on Whyte and sending him staggering to the canvas.
The experienced Brixton native was all over the place on jelly legs and simply looked out of his depth.
As he climbed to his feet the referee had no choice but to wave off the contest.
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