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Chatham heavyweight to fight on Usyk v Fury bill

James Dunn
Sports Reporter, BBC South East
Getty Images Moses Itauma celebrates after winning a fight. He raises his hands in the air and flexes his muscles. He is wearing a black, sleeveless top and black boxing gloves. Getty Images
Heavyweight Moses Itauma is fighting third on the bill of the Usyk v Fury fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

A 19-year-old heavyweight boxer from Kent is preparing to fight on the undercard of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk's rematch.

Moses Itauma, of Chatham, has won all ten of his professional bouts and stopped his last six opponents within two rounds.

Ahead of the fight in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, Mr Itauma said: "I need to be in a fight where people think I'm not going to win or it's too early, so I can come and prove them wrong.

"My whole career has been people saying, 'he's going to go in there, he's going to knock them out', and what excitement do I get out of that"The damaged WW1 plaque which has been recovered after being stolen from the grounds of Christ Church Luton in Chatham last weekend." class="sc-d1200759-0 dvfjxj"/>

Bid for The Repair Shop to fix stolen WW1 memorial

The two stolen memorial plaques are back in the church's care, but one is damaged.

30 May 2025
Kent