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Boxing Trainer Ben has taught me so much - rising star Itauma
Bristol Post
|August 12, 2025
BRITISH heavyweight boxing sensational Moses Itauma has revealed meticulous research by trainer Ben Davison helped set him on the path to fall back in love with the sport.
Itauma, 20, is widely regarded as the most exciting prospect in the blue-riband division and faces his toughest test to date on Saturday when he takes on compatriot Dillian Whyte (31-3, 21KOs) in Riyadh.
It will be the 13th fight of Itauma’s (12-0, 10KOs) fledgling career and only his fifth under Davison, but the Chatham southpaw recently detailed how he started to “hate” boxing barely a year after he turned professional at the start of 2023.
“Being in the ring (sparring) with all these heavyweights - Daniel Dubois, Joe Joyce, Tyson Fury, Lawrence Okolie, I know that there are levels to boxing and I just felt like I was unable to learn any more,” Itauma revealed.
“I don’t want to disrespect any of the coaches I tried or did work with.
This story is from the August 12, 2025 edition of Bristol Post.
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