Follow live reaction as rising star Itauma stops Whyte in the first round of their heavyweight clash in Saudi Arabia

Moses Itauma put the boxing world on notice as he continued his meteoric rise through the ranks against Dillian Whyte with a first-round knock-out in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia . The twenty-year-old was supposed to face the toughest acid test of his career thus far against the veteran title contender, who was supposed to tell the world how good he is.

Already the most impressive heavyweight boxing prospect in more than two decades, 20-year-old Moses Itauma took a giant step forward in the direction of future superstardom on Saturday in the most difficult flight to date of his two-plus years as a professional.