Moses Itauma’s chances of breaking Mike Tyson record fade as route to world title mapped out

Moses Itauma’s chances of taking Mike Tyson’s record as boxing’s youngest ever heavyweight world champion appear to be over.

Itauma is considered one of the brightest young prospects in the blue-riband division, with his ferocious punching power and unique skills attracting the attention of the boxing world.

When setting out as a professional, he faced huge comparisons to heavyweight legend and former undisputed champion Tyson, for his front-thinking style.

Before his professional debut in January 2023 aged 19, Itauma had vowed to fight in pursuit of beating Tyson’s record as the youngest world heavyweight champion in the sport’s history.

‘Iron Mike’ captured the feat with a stunning win over Trevor Berbick in 1986, winning the WBC belt at the age of 20 years and four months old.

Itauma recently turned 20 on December 28, giving him until the end of April to break Tyson’s record and get his hands on a world title belt.

But it is now highly unlikely given his potential WBO interim title clash with Justis Huni will now be delayed until later in 2025.

During an interview with talkSPORT, Itauma’s promoter Francis Warren discussed the route to the pinnacle of the division, with his next outing plotted for April.

He said: “Yeah there is moving parts, you know what business is like, it could change tomorrow.