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Prospect of the year

Moses Itauma is boxing’s blue-chip prospect,

1 MOSES ITAUMA Four fifights over inside a combined six rounds, capped by a demolition of McKean in chief support to Usyk-Fury II that alerted the wider world to his threat
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IF THERE was one Boxing News award winner you could have bet your life on this year it was Moses Itauma claiming Prospect of the Year.

He was 7-0 with 5 KOs when he turned 19 late in December 2023 and his star rose dramatically during the subsequent 12 months.

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