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5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

Itauma v Whyte: Fight Preview with Warren, Hearn and Lee

5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

BBC

Sports, Sports News

4.83K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Will Dillian Whyte’s experience overcome the youthful speed and agility of Moses Itauma, or will the 20-year-old prodigy prove too sharp for the veteran? Just some of the questions Buncey poses to Queensberry's Frank Warren, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom and top trainer Andy Lee. Warren offers the inside track on his rising star, Hearn gives his take from a neutral corner, and Lee analyses where the fight will be won or lost, and also updates us on his fighters, including Joseph Parker, Ben Whittaker, Hamzah Sheeraz and Paddy Donovan.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is Five Live Boxing.

0:04.5

Talking is over. The apprenticeship is over. Dillian White is the veteran.

0:10.0

Moses Atama is the kid. Riyadh is the setting. Ten rounds at heavyweight to decide, some are saying, the future of heavyweight boxing.

0:20.0

I'm Steve Bunce and this is a very special Five Live Boxing. decide, some are saying, the future of heavyweight boxing.

0:20.8

I'm Steve Bunce and this is a very special five live boxing.

0:31.3

So the stars are out.

0:33.4

It's a balmy night.

0:34.4

There is a moon but it's the other side of the buildings. And in a few hours' time, inside the arena, in Saudi, we will see Moses Itama walk to the ring.

0:45.7

After Dillon White's made his entrance, there'll be a bit of Jaws music for Dillian White.

0:50.2

I've got that earlier on.

0:51.7

And then we'll find out, really really just what Moses Atama can do.

0:56.6

Because the degree of promise is close to unique in the boxing business

1:02.8

for a kid that doesn't have massive Olympic experience.

1:07.4

Now, I've sacked off Barry Jones.

1:10.5

I've sacked off Richie Woodall. Darren Barker. I've sacked off Barry Jones. I've sacked off Richie Woodall. Darren Barker,

1:14.0

I've sacked off Darren Barker. Because when you're doing a big fight and you need a man

1:18.8

in quality linen, there's only one man I can turn to. And that's Andy Lee. Andy, first of all,

1:24.2

thanks for joining us. We'll talk about some of your fighters a bit later on.

1:29.8

That's a fair comment I made there, isn't it?

1:31.5

About the degree of expectation and the praise.

1:34.6

It's like Eunice global praise for a kid

1:37.4

that really hasn't proved anything, Moses Atama.

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