Article first appeared at BigFightWeekend.com

In a division populated with fighters born in the late 1980s, Moses Itauma is an anomaly. A heavyweight aged just 20 and blessed with hand speed largely unrivalled in the current landscape.  

Already a contender by virtue of knockout victories over the always available Marius Wach and Kiwi Dempsey McKean, albeit the latter made famous for once being proposed as a Tyson Fury opponent and having an echo of a former great audible in his first name.  

Informed scrutiny would diminish both. Nevertheless, it remains a valid pair of victories for a novice professional given the decisiveness of the finishes and the risk they were intended to present. It was easy. It was eye-catching. Memorable. 

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