That didn't happen as the youthful bomber walked through Whyte from the bell, wobbled him badly, and dropped him to the floor.
Whyte got up, but the fight was concluded.
For Itauma, it was the latest in a list of spectacular victories. While the talk has started of a challenge to the undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk, Itauma said that he would accept such a fight. Itauma admitted that contenders Joseph Parker and Agit Kabayel were currently more deserving of the chance and stated that he would be willing to fight either man next to qualify for a Usyk fight.
As for Dillian Whyte, he appears to be finished at the top level and is headed for journeyman status, where his name is used to pad the records of young prospects like Itauma.
It's the cycle of life in boxing, and Dillian Whyte is completing the life cycle.
Junior lightweight Raymond Ford defeated veteran Abraham Nova by unanimous decision in a competitive fight.
Ford won by two scores of 97-93 and one of 96-94; I agreed with the latter.
Ford may be headed for a challenge of IBF champion Eduardo "Sugar" Nunez, which is quite intriguing.
Nova fought well in taking the fight on short notice and still maintains his status in the division.
I haven't seen the other two fights in the boxing challenge as of the time of this writing.
Nick Ball retained his WBA featherweight title by a unanimous decision over Sam Goodman
Editor's Note- I scored the fight for Ball 115-113.
Filip Hrgovic won a unanimous decision over David Adeleye.
Boxing Challenge
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