Dillian Whyte's incredible body transformation as Body Snatcher shows off new look for Moses Itauma fight
The former WBC heavyweight title challenger will bid to stop the surging 20-year-old's rise up the ranks in a Saudi showdown on Saturday night.
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The Brixton Bodysnatcher has left no stone unturned ahead of his clash with the up-and-coming Itauma.
And the 37-year-old is looking lean and mean ahead of this weekend's eagerly anticipated Riyadh rumble.
Whyte has trimmed some of the timber around his midriff, which fight fans have become accustomed to seeing down the years.
And the Jamaican-born Brit's abdominal muscles have made an appearance ahead of fight night.
Snaps of a trim-looking Whyte started doing the rounds on social media on Monday and became the talk of boxing fans worldwide.
One wrote on X: " Whyte is looking lean and mean."
Another said: " Don't sleep on Whyte, mate. Stupid mistake."
And another said: "Looks good, but it won't matter."
Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte - all the info
One of the biggest fights of the year has arrived
The highly-touted Moses Itauma faces the biggest test of his fledgling career as he steps into the ring with Dillian Whyte on Saturday night.
Itauma, 20, has great expectations on his shoulders - he has been compared to Mike Tyson and is expected by many to dominate boxing's heavyweight division over the next decade.
But the Slovakian-born star - who sits at 12-0 (10KOs) is yet to face a test anywhere close to what Whyte can offer.
The Body Snatcher is now 37 and has not looked great in his last couple of fights, but the former world title challenger knows an upset win would catapult him right back to the top table.
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One remarked: "Some shape, shame it's taken this long to take a camp seriously, though."
Another chimed in: "Best shape I've seen him. Upset alert."
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Queensberry Promotions chief Frank Warren even took to X to comment on Whyte's physical conditioning.
The veteran promoter said: "Dillian Whyte has turned up for fight week in brilliant shape and is ready for a huge night. This one guarantees excitement."
Whyte hasn't set foot inside the ring since his seventh-round stoppage of Ebenezer Tetteh last December.
The fan favourite tipped the scales at a whopping 18 stone, six pounds (261lbs) in his second outing since his third career failed drug test in the summer of 2023.
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Whyte was cleared to resume his career in March 2024 following an investigation from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
The TDLR deemed Whyte's anti-doping violation to be the result of a contaminated supplement.
Whyte, however, has yet to publicly reveal the banned substance he tested positive for or the supplement which led to his most recent failed test.
But one thing's for sure, judging from his trimmer frame, Whyte will be considerably lighter in his Kingdom clash with lightning-fast southpaw Itauma than he was for his December dust-up with Tetteh.
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