Itauma vs McKean

Who won Itauma vs McKean?

Moses Itauma beat Demsey McKean by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, December 21st, 2024, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

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 Oleksandr Usyk beating Tyson Fury for the The Ring Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight, WBC World Heavyweight and WBA Super World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Serhii Bohachuk beat Ishmael Davis, Johnny Fisher defeated Dave Allen, Isaac Lowe was defeated by Lee McGregor, and Peter McGrail beat Rhys Edwards.

Itauma vs McKean stats

Moses Itauma stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Demsey McKean made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Itauma had an advantage in power over McKean, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to McKean's 64%.

Moses Itauma was the younger man by 15 years, at 19 years old.

Itauma had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Moses Itauma and Demsey McKean fought out of a southpaw stance.

Itauma was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 3 months later than McKean, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 98 fewer professional rounds, totaling 23 compared to McKean's 121.

Moses Itauma went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA, 6 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Itauma vs McKean form

Itauma remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Mariusz Wach on July 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Michal Boloz on December 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Oleksandr Zelenskyi on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Pabellon Camilo Cano, La Nucia, Spain.

Before that, he had defeated Stylianos Roulias on November 23, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pabellon Camilo Cano, La Nucia.

He had won against Amin Younes Ouchaou on November 22, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pabellon Camilo Cano, La Nucia.

McKean had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Filip Hrgovic on August 12, 2023, by technical knockout in the 12th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Patrick Korte on October 15, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at South Bank Piazza, South Brisbane, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ariel Esteban Bracamonte on February 27, 2022, by points in the 8th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Don Haynesworth on November 19, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at SNHU Arena, Manchester, United States.

He had beaten Kiki Toa Leutele on May 15, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mansfield Tavern, Mansfield, Australia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Moses Itauma had been fighting more than Demsey McKean.

Going into this contest, Moses Itauma had last fought 4 months and 24 days ago, while Demsey McKean's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 9 days ago.

Itauma's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

McKean's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Itauma vs McKean start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 4:30 PM EST or 1:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:30 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Itauma vs McKean?

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

What were the odds on Itauma vs McKean?

Moses Itauma was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Demsey McKean made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.