Overview
- Dillian Whyte accepted Riyadh Season’s offer after Derek Chisora turned down a guaranteed $2.6 million fight against Moses Itauma.
- The 37-year-old veteran has publicly ridiculed Chisora’s decision, labeling him “a very deluded, strange, weird, awkward kind of guy.”
- Moses Itauma, 20, boasts a flawless 12-0 record and claimed the WBO’s No 1 heavyweight ranking with a second-round knockout of Mike Balogun in May.
- Turki Alalshikh’s General Entertainment Authority has signaled plans to stage a future showdown between Itauma and undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh.
- The heavyweight clash on August 16 offers Whyte a chance at career redemption and potential rematches with Anthony Joshua or Derek Chisora.