BRITISH boxing could have its new star in the making with heavyweight force Moses Itauma.
The Kent fighter went 9-0 in a one-round demolition job against Iljah Mezencev.
But Itauma will have his eyes on bigger prizes to come, most notably a world heavyweight title.
Mike Tyson holds the record for becoming the youngest world heavyweight champion at the age of 20.
Itauma, 18, has set his sights on doing it even earlier.
Itauma was a monster of a fighter in the amateurs, regularly stopping opponents as he won honours at world youth level.
He quickly signed with Frank Warren, whom his brother Karol fights for, and got his pro career underway in January.
Five of his seven win have come by knockout, and he’s looking to become world champion by spring 2025.
He told SunSport earlier this year: “Me and my brother have talked about me breaking that record and just looking at the dates and the maths, it is very doable.
“Karol told me, ‘If anyone can do it then you can.’ And I believe I can do it.
“The current world champions now are in their thirties and the ones that are coming up, supposedly to replace them.
“I reckon I can do all of them.”
Earlier this year, Itauma met Tyson, who offered him advice about fighting lower calibre fighters.
“Any fighter is a quality fight because anything can happen in there. Anything,” Tyson said.
“Do you know what I am saying? There is no such thing as bums.
“I used to say people were bums until I made that comeback to box that division.
“Then I realised that there were no bums. That’s hard work.”
Itauma, from Chatham in Kent, won 24 fights as an amateur and will be looking to get back in the ring later this year.
