Whyte was sent sprawling from a short right hook; he fell face first heavily and somehow beat the count, but his legs betrayed him for just a few seconds. He stood, unsteady and glassy eyed, and the fight was sensibly waved off. Whyte complained, Itauma celebrated, and the sport has a new star.

Moses Itauma put the boxing world on notice as he continued his meteoric rise through the ranks against Dillian Whyte with a first-round knock-out in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia . The twenty-year-old was supposed to face the toughest acid test of his career thus far against the veteran title contender, who was supposed to tell the world how good he is.