Moses Itauma will be training alongside Anthony Joshua for the foreseeable future.
The fast-rising heavyweight prospect has linked up with AJ’s trainer Ben Davison ahead of his upcoming clash on the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk undercard on May 18.
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Itauma is one of Britain’s most exciting young prospectsCredit: Instagram – Tyson Fury
Itauma is set to square off against 28-fight veteran Ilja Mezencev (25-3) at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in only his ninth pro fight.
The 19-year-old starlet has got off to flawless 8-0 start to his pro career with six of those wins coming by way of first-round knockout.
His explosive all-action style has led to him being branded ‘Britain’s Mike Tyson’ by the national press.
And Itauma has eyes firmly set on breaking ‘Iron Mike’s’ record as the youngest heavyweight world champion.
He told The Mirror: “I want to become the youngest heavyweight world champion since Mike Tyson who was 20 years old.
“I need to take small steps but also ensure that I step up the tasks very quickly. I want to do short steps but not too much with them.
“Youngest ever world heavyweight champion is in my mid-term goals but it is something that I can believe I can achieve before 2025.
“It is not what I am thinking about right of this second, but I want to let that come once I have grown as a professional. I have gone from not having any press at all to this and it is crazy.
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Davison and Joshua have been working together since late last yearCredit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom
“I am in the right place because Frank Warren has all the other big heavyweights at the moment so I think I have a bright future.”
Before picking Davison as his new head coach, Itauma was being trained by the well-respected Alan Smith at the Ibox Gym in Bromley.
But Itauma has since confirmed that he is now working with Davison by posting a montage of the pair hitting pads together, with the caption: “Consistently improving.”
Davison is best known for training Fury for his return to the ring in 2018 but after splitting up a year later he joined forces with AJ in December 2023 ahead of his fifth-round stoppage win over Otto Wallin.
It proved to be a much-improved performance from Joshua’s previous two outings against Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius under former head coach Derrick James.
In those bouts, Joshua was criticised for his gun-shy approach, however, since linking up with Davison he has seemingly rediscovered the fire in his belly.
Following the Wallin fight, Davison was brought back on board for Joshua’s second-round demolition of Francis Ngannou and is now his cemented head trainer.
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