Tyson Fury failed in his attempts to be the first man to defeat Alexander Ousyk.
The two men have faced each other twice, the first taking place in May 2024, as the Ukrainian prevailed to become undisputed heavyweight champion.
A rematch took place for three of these world titles in December of the same year, and once again it was Usyk who was victorious, leading Fury to announce his retirement from the sport.
A number of others have tried and failed against Usyk, as he has victories against fighters such as Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois, but Fury believes there is one man who can defeat the current heavyweight king.
Posting on social media, ‘The Gypsy King’ argued that Moses Itauma was the one who had what it took to beat Usyk.
“I keep getting asked about young Moses Itauma fighting Oleksandr Usyk and fighting all the other big names.
“Boxing is a young man’s game. It waits for no one. So here’s the opinion, and you heard it here first.
“Moses Itauma is going to destroy all these old men in the division. Usyk, AJ, Miller. Whoever is there is old. Zhang, whoever else, Luis Ortiz. All these great names from the past. Even the man who took my belts. Usyk, Moses is going to destroy him because it’s a young man against an old man. And an old man can’t play with a young man.”
Itauma has an undefeated record of 13-0, 11 of those victories coming by knockout, and at 21 years old, many consider him the future of the sport, with Usyk himself praising the youngster.
He was scheduled to return to action on January 24 against Jermaine Franklin, but the event was pushed back to March after Itauma suffered an injury in training.
As for Fury, he is expected to end his latest retirement and compete again in 2026, potentially hoping to set up another fight with Usyk.