Rising star Moses Itauma once said he wanted to beat Mike Tyson’s record of becoming the youngest-ever world heavyweight champion.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/boxing as Dillian Whyte Opens Up On Retirement Ahead Of Moses Itauma Matchup. In a different world, Dillian Whyte would be spending time with his family on Saturday instead of getting into the ring to face Moses Itauma.

It was merely one decade ago when Mosea Itauma, the Slovakian-born heavyweight who grew up in Kent, England, sat by his television as a wide-eyed grade school student to watch British Olympic hero Anthony Joshua's thrilling knockout of amateur rival Dillian Whyte.