The Moses Itauma vs. Dillian Whyte card on August sixteenth needs a giant undercard fight to draw fans to make them wish to order it on DAZN PPV. Itauma-Itauma is viewed by fans as a mismatch between the shopworn 37-year-old Whyte and the heavily hyped Itauma (12-0, 10 KOs).
The co-feature on the cardboard, WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball defending against the inexperienced super bantamweight Sam Goodman, is an embarrassingly poor fight. It doesn’t belong on a PPV card, especially one with a $49.99 price tag. That fight must be on the prelim card because nobody asked for it, and it’s a mismatch.
What the cardboard needs is a very good co-feature fight that can interest fans within the U.S and the UK. The elemental problem is that Whyte is viewed by fans as a washed-up fighter, just hanging around for paydays. He’s not able to beating any of the highest five-level fightes, and the one reason he’s getting this fight is to make sure Itauma isn’t exposed as a hype job.
Ideally, Turki Alalshikh should swap out Whyte for Joseph Parker or Agit Kabayel for Itauma’s opponent. That might solve a number of the issues. Dump Whyte and use either of those two as Itauma’s opponent. If Moses is purported to be the following Mike Tyson, he should give you the option to beat Parker and Kabayel.
Complete Card
- Moses Itauma vs. Dillian Whyte
- Nick Ball vs. Sam Goodman
- Raymond Ford vs. Abraham Nova
- Filip Hrgovic vs. David Adeleye
- Hayato Tsutsumi vs. Qais Ashfaq
Raymond Ford was purported to be facing Anthony Cacace, but he pulled out of the cardboard. Veteran Abraham Nova was brought in because the alternative. That’s not an important fight. Nova has a 1-2-1 record in his last 4 fights.
This one’s straight out of an anime showdown 🔥
Ituma vs Whyte is about to bring principal character energy to the Undercard on the Esports World Cup 🥊😎🗓️ 16 August
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— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) July 27, 2025
Last Updated on 07/27/2025