Dillian Whyte still harbours world title hopes ahead of Moses Itauma clash

Dillian Whyte knows he is about to step into the ring with the “next Mike Tyson” but still believes he can end his boxing story with a world title.

After two years in the wilderness, British heavyweight Whyte, 37, was thrown a lifeline earlier in 2025 when he was matched with the division’s hottest prospect in Moses Itauma (12-0, 10KOs) on Saturday night in Riyadh.

It is the latest hurdle in a life of ups and downs for Whyte, who was born in Jamaica and forced to “eat from trash cans” before he was brought up in Brixton. Trouble was never far away but kick-boxing and then boxing helped him onto the straight and narrow.

Dillian Whyte is still feeling himself