Itauma vs Wach

Who won Itauma vs Wach?

Moses Itauma beat Mariusz Wach by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, July 27th, 2024, at The O2 Arena, London.

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 Joe Joyce losing to Derek Chisora. Also on the undercard Dennis McCann beat Ionut Baluta, and Ryan Garner defeated Archie Sharp.

Itauma vs Wach stats

Moses Itauma stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Mariusz Wach made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws.

Moses Itauma was the younger man by 25 years, at 19 years old.

Wach had a height advantage of 2 inches over Itauma. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Moses Itauma fought out of the southpaw stance, while Mariusz Wach was an orthodox fighter.

Itauma was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 39 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 11 years and 9 months later than Wach, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 292 fewer professional rounds, totaling 22 compared to Wach's 314.

Moses Itauma went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Itauma vs Wach form

Itauma remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Michal Boloz on December 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

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

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

Before that, 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.

He had beaten Djelon Januzaj on November 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in the 1st round at Pabellon Camilo Cano, La Nucia.

Mariusz Wach had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Frazer Clarke on June 16, 2023, by points in the 10th round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Kevin Lerena on September 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Hughie Fury on December 12, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Kevin Johnson on June 12, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Palac w Konarach, Konary, Poland.

He had been beaten by Dillian Whyte on December 7, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Moses Itauma had last fought 7 months and 26 days ago, while Mariusz Wach's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 11 days ago.

Itauma's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Wach's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Itauma vs Wach start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Itauma vs Wach?

Itauma vs Wach was broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Itauma vs Wach?

Moses Itauma was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Mariusz Wach made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.