Itauma vs Balogun

Who won Itauma vs Balogun?

Moses Itauma beat Mike Balogun by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, May 24th, 2025, at Hydro Arena, Glasgow.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Josh Taylor losing to Ekow Essuman. Also on the undercard Nathaniel Collins beat Lee McGregor.

Itauma vs Balogun stats

Moses Itauma stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mike Balogun made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Itauma had a slight advantage in power over Balogun, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Balogun's 76%.

Moses Itauma was the younger man by 21 years, at 20 years old.

Itauma had a height advantage of 5 inches over Balogun. Despite this, Balogun had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Moses Itauma and Mike Balogun fought out of a southpaw stance.

Itauma was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 4 months later than Balogun, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 38 fewer professional rounds, totaling 25 compared to Balogun's 63.

Moses Itauma went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 2 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Itauma vs Balogun form

Itauma remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Demsey McKean on December 21, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mariusz Wach on July 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Michal Boloz on December 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Before that, he had won against Oleksandr Zelenskyi on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Pabellon Camilo Cano, La Nucia, Spain.

He had beaten Stylianos Roulias on November 23, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pabellon Camilo Cano, La Nucia.

Activity check

Itauma's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Itauma vs Balogun start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at Hydro Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Itauma vs Balogun?

Itauma vs Balogun was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Itauma vs Balogun?

Moses Itauma was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Mike Balogun made his way into the ring at 18/1 (+1800) with oddsmakers.