Moses Itauma – The New King of Heavyweight Boxing (Shocking)

He's looking for the finish. Still 90 seconds in the round. At this very moment, Alexander Usyk stands as the undisputed king of the heavyweight division. But his career is nearing its end, so the question is, who will lead the division once the king steps down? Could it be former challenger Daniel Dubois, or maybe Fabio Wardley, the man behind the best knockout of 2024? Don't make me laugh. These guys don't even come close to the number one prospect of the last decade, Moses Zitauma. I agree, he's got to block that defeat out, hasn't he? Ladies and gentlemen, today's video is dedicated to the 10 best knockouts of the rising star of the heavyweight division, Moses Zitauma. Don't forget to smash that like button and subscribe, because we're getting started. Let's go! Moses Zitauma entered the professional scene with one goal in mind, to break Mike Tyson's record and become the youngest heavyweight champion in history. At first, skeptical fans didn't take the kid seriously, but after just a handful of fights, Enrico Itoma proved he wasn't like the rest. Fast, monstrously strong, and extremely well-schooled, he started dropping opponents one after another. By his 10th professional fight, he found himself across from none other than former world title challenger Mario Schwach. The Brit was clearly shorter than the towering pole, but he worked brilliantly behind the lead hand, stinging Schwach with a stiff jab again and again. Schwach tried to time him with counters, but Itoma smartly stepped outside the front foot and attacked from a safe angle. By round two, the jab was followed by thudding body shots. Midway through the round, Moses exploded, landing a devastating right hook that put the giant flat on his back. Schwach managed to rise, but Itoma jumped all over him, mixing shots upstairs and to the body. The referee had no choice but to wave it off. A beautiful TKO victory. Itoma turned professional at just 18 years old, extremely early compared to most top prospects. Many elite fighters preferred to spend more time in the amateurs, maybe chase Olympic gold before making the switch. But Moses wasn't waiting around. His opponent, Dan the Reaper Man Garber, was the opposite, a man who made his pro debut at 32 years old. Garber hoped to box safely at long range. Itoma tore those plans apart in seconds. The very first left cross from Moses rocked him. Then another and another. Pressing him against the ropes, Itoma unloaded with punishing shots that left Garber helpless. After another barrage, the referee had seen enough. A dominant finish for the young lion. Believe it or not, Moses didn't always put opponents to sleep with one punch. In his first four fights, he only managed two stoppages, and for a natural-born knockout artist, that wasn't good enough. Determined to sharpen his killer instinct, Itoma spent endless hours in the gym. When he was ready, he unleashed all that stored-up rage on Amin Buseta, a fighter with a 7-8 record. From the opening bell, Itoma charged like a beast, launching bombs. To Buseta's credit, he absorbed the early storm, but his joy didn't last long. Seconds later, Moses lined up the perfect shot and detonated a massive left uppercut right on the chin. Buseta collapsed to the canvas. When he got back up, Itoma feasted on him with more uppercuts until the referee stopped the massacre. What do you consider a fast knockout? Maybe a finish inside three rounds? Or perhaps in the very first? How about a KO in under a minute? No, for someone like Moses Itoma, even that's too slow. For this monster, all it takes is 30 seconds to land the kill shot. Don't believe me? Then watch what he did to previously undefeated Ramon Alberto Ibarra. Ibarra looked sharp at first, managing to keep Itoma at distance for a few moments, but Moses relentlessly closed the gap. Desperate to hold him off, Ramon threw a right cross, but it was so telegraphed that Moses slipped it without even looking and immediately unleashed a brutal combo. Ibarra never saw the punches coming, ate them flush on the chin and collapsed to the canvas where he stayed. Knockout complete. The official stoppage time in the Ibarra fight was 35 seconds, but truthfully, Moses had him finished even earlier. Yet unbelievably, that wasn't even the fastest KO of his career. That record belonged to his pro debut on January 28, 2023. On that night, the 18-year-old prodigy entered the ring for the first time as a professional boxer against the more experienced Marcel Bode. The first shot, a stiff left to the body to draw Bode's guard down. The second, a perfect left straight to the jaw. One touch and Marcel was already flat on the floor. The referee waved it off immediately. The clock, 23 seconds of round one. Pure madness. Today, Moses already has 13 pro fights and remember, his career has lasted just two and a half years. Impressive? Even more so when you realize that in his debut year alone, he fought seven times. Sure, most opponents were lower level, but he did meet some durable challenges. One of them was Poland's Michał Bolas. Itoma opened the fight with a crisp right hand, but Bolas quickly reset and backed away. Fusing to let him off the hook, Moses stalked forward, throwing bombs with his left. Some landed, some missed, but eventually, he found what he was looking for. A murderous hook that dropped Bolas hard. But Paul's warrior spirit wouldn't let him quit. He got up, but Moses smelled blood. Charging forward, he unleashed a savage combo, finished with a clean uppercut that sent Bolas straight into dreamland. Sooner or later, every rising prospect has to move on from tomato cans to a real test. For Britain's hottest young star, that moment came in his ninth fight, when he was matched against Kazakhstan's Ilya Mezentsev for the vacant WBO Intercontinental belt. Mezentsev, with a 25-3 record and only one loss in his last six fights, was no easy prey. Both prospects showed sharp speed, slipping in and out of range in the early going, but you could feel it, thunder was coming. And it did. With just seconds left in round one, Mezentsev lunged forward carelessly. Moses instantly punished him with a slick left hand that sent him staggering. The bell saved Ilya, but not for long. Early in round two, Mezentsev came charging in with a one-two combo. Moses read it perfectly and blasted him with a short, brutal hook that ended the night in emphatic fashion. Another highlight knockout for the prodigy. By the end of 2024, Moses had grown beyond the status of a British star. He was now evolving into the number one global prospect in the heavyweight division. And to prove it, he travelled to Saudi Arabia in December to share the ring with the dangerous Dempsey McKean, who carried an impressive 22-1 record. Like Moses, the Australian was a frequent finisher, with several regional titles under his belt. His only loss came against Filip Hercovitch. Two big southpaws promised fans a technical chess match, but Itoma, blessed with the touch of death, had no interest in playing around. After a cautious exchange of jabs, Moses suddenly closed the distance and detonated a devastating left overhand. The shot landed clean, dropping McKean hard to the canvas. To his credit, he got back up, but Moses stayed calm, feinted once and then unleashed the exact same bomb. This time decapitating McKean for good. By mid-2025, fans and boxing experts agreed, Moses Itoma was the messiah of the heavyweight division. The man destined to push the veterans aside and usher in a new era. Promoters seemed to agree, lining him up as the executioner of the old guard. The first legend to fall? None other than multiple-time title challenger and one of Britain's most feared punchers of the last decade, Dylan White. Once terrifying, White had recently been inactive and carried a bad reputation with anti-doping agencies. The veteran tried to bully the youngster with size and intimidation, but Moses was simply too fast. His laser jab snapped White's head back again and again, followed by thudding body shots. And finally, the main course, vicious hooks. One of those hooks rattled White and forced him back against the ropes. There, Moses feinted, broke him down methodically, and waited for the perfect opening before finishing him with a clinical right hook. By the end of 2024, Moses Itoma had been named prospect of the year by The Ring magazine, and deservedly so. Four fights, four spectacular knockouts, three of them in title bouts against legitimate opposition. But 2025 promised even greater challenges. In the spring, Itoma received the chance to fight for another belt, the WBA international title. His opponent was the aging but seasoned American, Mike Balogun. Despite his lumbering appearance, Balogun was surprisingly quick. But that didn't stop Moses from finding the mark. After some feel-out shots, Itoma drilled a textbook left hand that sent Balogun face-first into the canvas. To his credit, the American rose and survived the round by clinching, but in truth, he should have stayed down. Because in round two, disaster struck. Just seconds after the bell, Moses fired a short, compact hook that floored Balogun again. When the veteran tried to fire back, Itoma unleashed the exact same punch, this time switching Balogun's lights off completely. And that's all for today. Did you enjoy the video? Then make sure to smash that like button and subscribe to the channel. What do you think? Could Moses Itoma become the kryptonite to Alexander Usyk? Has he earned his shot at the crown of the heavyweight division? Drop your thoughts in the comments below. Until next time, fight fans!