Tyson Fury came up short in his attempts to be the first man to defeat Oleksandr Usyk.
The pair have squared off on two occasions, with the first of them coming in May 2024, as the Ukrainian came out on top to become undisputed heavyweight champion.
A rematch took place for three of those world titles in December of that same year, and once again it was Usyk who was victorious, leading Fury to announce his retirement from the sport.
A number of others have tried and failed against Usyk, as he has claimed wins against fighters such as Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois, but Fury believes there is one man out there who can defeat the current heavyweight king.
Posting on social media, ‘The Gypsy King’ backed Moses Itauma to be the one who has what it takes to beat Usyk.
“I keep getting asked about young Moses Itauma fighting Oleksandr Usyk and fighting all the other big names.
“Boxing is a young man’s game. It waits for nobody. So here is the opinion, and you heard it here first.
“Moses Itauma will wreck all them old men out of the division. Usyk, AJ, Miller. Whoever there is that’s old. Zhang, whoever else the f*** there is, Luis Ortiz. All these big names of the past. Even the man who took my belts. Usyk, Moses will wreck him because it’s a young man versus an old man. And an old man can’t mess with a young man.”
Itauma has an unbeaten record of 13-0, 11 of those wins coming by knockout, and at 21-years-old is being tipped by many to be the future of the sport, with Usyk himself praising the youngster.
He was set to return to action on January 24 against Jermaine Franklin, but the event has been pushed back until March after Itauma suffered an injury in training.
As for Fury, he is scheduled to end his latest retirement and compete again in 2026, potentially hoping to set up another bout with Usyk.
