Bookmakers made Moses Itauma a massive favorite against Zhilei Zhang in a potential future contest between the pair, when they last released odds on September 16, 2025.
He is currently 1/12 (-1200) to win the contest outright, while you can get 17/2 (+850) on Zhilei Zhang if you fancy the massive upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 90% chance of Itauma winning while giving Zhang a 10% chance.
Itauma opened as the favorite at 1/12 (-1200).
Zhang opened at 17/2 (+850).
The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means both fighters don't have to make any weight limit.
Itauma vs Zhang Head To Head
Moses Itauma would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Zhilei Zhang would make his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 22 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Itauma would have a slight advantage in power over Zhang, with a 85% knockout percentage compared to Zhang's 81%.
Moses Itauma is the younger man by 22 years, at 20 years old.
Itauma has a 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Moses Itauma and Zhilei Zhang fight out of a southpaw stance.
Itauma is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 6 months later than Zhang, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 90 fewer professional rounds, totaling 26 compared to Zhang's 116.
Moses Itauma goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 5 by the IBF, and 10 by The Ring at heavyweight.
Zhilei Zhang is currently ranked number 10 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 8 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.
Itauma vs Zhang betting form
Itauma remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.
In his last fight, he defeated Dillian Whyte on August 16, 2025, by technical knockout in the 1st round at ANB Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the fight.
Prior to that, he had defeated Mike Balogun on May 24, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom. He was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the fight.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Demsey McKean on December 21, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the fight.
Before that, he had won against Mariusz Wach on July 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom. He was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the fight.
He had beaten Michal Boloz on December 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.
Zhilei Zhang has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he lost to Agit Kabayel on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was a 13/10 (+130) underdog going into the ring.
Prior to that, he had defeated Deontay Wilder on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh. He was a 4/5 (-130) favorite going into the ring.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Joseph Parker on March 8, 2024, by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh. He was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the ring.
Before that, he had won against Joe Joyce on September 23, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London, United Kingdom. He was a 4/5 (-130) favorite going into the ring.
He had defeated Joe Joyce on April 15, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London. He was a 6/1 (+540) underdog going into the ring.
Who's been more active?
If you think ring rust and activity is a big factor in this fight, Moses Itauma has been fighting more than Zhilei Zhang.
Moses Itauma last fought 6 months and 5 days ago, while Zhilei Zhang's last outing was 11 months and 30 days ago.
Itauma's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 20 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.4 rounds on average.
Zhang's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.
