Itauma vs Whyte

Who won Itauma vs Whyte?

Moses Itauma beat Dillian Whyte by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, August 16th, 2025, at ANB Arena, Riyadh.

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

Also on the undercard Nick Ball beat Sam Goodman for the WBA World Featherweight championship, Raymond Ford defeated Abraham Nova, Filip Hrgovic was victorious over David Adeleye, Hayato Tsutsumi beat Qais Ashfaq, and Mohammed Alakel defeated Yumnam Santosh Singh.

Itauma vs Whyte stats

Moses Itauma stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Dillian Whyte made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Moses Itauma was the younger man by 17 years, at 20 years old.

Itauma had a height advantage of 2 inches over Whyte. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Moses Itauma fought out of the southpaw stance, while Dillian Whyte was an orthodox fighter.

Itauma was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 9 months later than Whyte, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 167 fewer professional rounds, totaling 26 compared to Whyte's 193.

Moses Itauma went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Itauma vs Whyte form

Itauma remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Mike Balogun on May 24, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Demsey McKean on December 21, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mariusz Wach on July 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

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

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

Whyte 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 defeated Ebenezer Tetteh on December 15, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.

Prior to that, he had defeated Christian Hammer on March 17, 2024, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at TF Royal Hotel, Castlebar, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jermaine Franklin on November 26, 2022, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Tyson Fury on April 23, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

He had defeated Alexander Povetkin on March 27, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Moses Itauma had last fought 2 months and 23 days ago, while Dillian Whyte's last outing had been 8 months and 1 day ago.

Itauma's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Whyte's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Itauma vs Whyte start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:20 PM UTC at ANB Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 5:20 PM EST or 2:20 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:20 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Itauma vs Whyte?

The DAZN PPV show began at 12:45 PM EST / 9:45 AM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 5:45 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Itauma vs Whyte?

Moses Itauma was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Dillian Whyte made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.