Who is Moses Itauma's trainer and corner team?

The Sun

4 days ago

MOSES ITAUMA is no doubt one of Britain's most talented young boxers and is on a meteoric rise to the top.
The hard-hitting southpaw star has already been tipped to secure the heavyweight titles in the near future.
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Itauma has already featured on major undercards such as Tyson Fury's mouthwatering rematch against Oleksandr Usyk.
And he'll get the opportunity to showcase his skills once again when he takes on British compatriot Dillian Whyte at the top of a sensational Saudi bill.
But the talented boxer wouldn't be able to get to this position without his trainer, and SunSport can reveal who the genius is, along with his corner team.
Who is Moses Itauma's trainer?
Moses Itauma 's trainer is the highly experienced Ben Davison.
Born on November 29, 1992, Ben Davison is a professional boxing coach who has worked with some of the top names in the sport.
Following in his father's footsteps, Davison also took up amateur boxing at a young age but switched it out for a semi-professional football career.
However, he formed a long-term friendship with world champion Billy Joe Saunders and that led to Ben's introduction to the boxing coaching scene.
Ben trained Saunders, Tom Little, Ashley Sexton and Michael Maguire all in 2017.
But his name began to ring bells when he single-handedly helped a certain Tyson Fury shed over 100lbs to earn a hard-fought draw with American machine Deontay Wilder in 2018.
And Davison's training career propelled even further when he coached the face of British boxing, Anthony Joshua ahead of his dominant 2023 Otto Wallin win.
By 2024, Davison had worked with former undisputed light-welterweight champion Josh Taylor, world featherweight champion Leigh Wood and WBA interim heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley.
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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Who is Moses Itauma's corner team?
The personnel of Moses Itauma's corner team tends to change, but Francis Warren oversees his career management side.
Warren is responsible for finding suitable opponents and he works on securing high-profile opponents for Itauma.
Itauma fights under the banner of Queensberry promotions who also managed Moses' younger brother and light-heavyweight boxer - Karol.
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What has been said?
Someone who hasn't been paying attention to the work that Ben Davison puts in for Moses Itauma is Dillian Whyte 's trainer Buddy McGirt.
McGirt said: "I'm gonna be 1000% honest with you, I've never seen Moses fight, so I really don't know what he's ready for.
"He's got to bring it all. I said to Dill 'Listen, let's be realistic here, what can this kid do that you haven't already seen?
When is Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte and how can I watch it?
The event takes place on Saturday, August 16 in Saudi Arabia.
Coverage for the card starts at 5.45pm BST with the ring walk for the main event expected at 10.20pm BST.
It will be broadcast on DAZN.