Fight Details:
- Date: Saturday, December 21st, 2024
- Location: Kingdom Arena, Riyadh
- Division: Heavyweight (No weight limit)
- Rounds: 10
Moses Itauma:
- Record: 10 wins, 0 losses, 0 draws (8 wins by knockout)
- Age: 19
- Stance: Southpaw
- Reach: 1-inch advantage over McKean
- Ranking: Ranked number 10 by the WBA, 6 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF at heavyweight
- Recent Performance:
- Won against Mariusz Wach by technical knockout in the 2nd round on July 27, 2024.
- Beat Michal Boloz by technical knockout in the 1st round on December 1, 2023.
- Defeated Oleksandr Zelenskyi by technical knockout in the 3rd round on November 26, 2022.
- Beat Stylianos Roulias by unanimous decision on November 23, 2022.
- Won against Amin Younes Ouchaou by unanimous decision on November 22, 2022.
Demsey McKean:
- Record: 22 wins, 1 loss, 0 draws (14 wins by knockout)
- Age: 34
- Stance: Southpaw
- Recent Performance:
- Lost to Filip Hrgovic by technical knockout in the 12th round on August 12, 2023.
- Defeated Patrick Korte by technical knockout in the 3rd round on October 15, 2022.
- Beat Ariel Esteban Bracamonte by points on February 27, 2022.
- Won against Don Haynesworth by technical knockout in the 6th round on November 19, 2021.
- Defeated Kiki Toa Leutele by unanimous decision on May 15, 2021.
Comparison:
- Experience: Itauma is less experienced with 13 fewer fights and 98 fewer professional rounds than McKean. Itauma made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 3 months later than McKean, whose first professional fight was in 2014.
- Power Advantage: Itauma has an 80% knockout percentage compared to McKean’s 64%.
- Recent Activity: Itauma has been more active, fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day in his last 5 fights, averaging 2.4 rounds per fight. McKean has been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days, with his last 5 fights averaging 7.8 rounds.
This fight promises to be an exciting clash between Itauma’s youthful power and McKean’s experience.
Moses Itauma – 1700
Demsey McKean + 1000
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, December 20, 2024
