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Dillian Whyte finally reveals the injury he had before facing Moses Itauma: “I was advised not to fight”

Former world title challenger, , was halted by Moses Itauma inside two minutes of their fight last August. Now, ‘The Body Snatcher’ has revealed that he was carrying a major injury in that bout. Itauma headlined a card for the…

By Tom Eaton · Boxing News Online

Published: Tuesday, 29 September 2026 at 10:21 AM

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Dillian Whyte revealed he fought Moses Itauma with a fractured foot suffered in training camp.
Whyte re-injured and completely fractured the foot during his pre-fight warm-up in Riyadh.
A doctor advised Whyte not to fight, but the heavyweight insisted on competing.

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Former world title challenger Dillian Whyte has revealed that he entered his bout against Moses Itauma carrying a fractured foot. Whyte was stopped inside two minutes by Itauma during their headline heavyweight clash in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after sustaining the injury during training camp sparring and re-fracturing it on fight night while warming up.

Despite a doctor advising him not to compete, Whyte refused to withdraw from the bout. The heavyweight has not fought since the loss, but he is now linked with a potential return on a Zuffa Boxing card against Johnny Fisher.

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Dillian Whyte finally reveals the injury he had before facing Moses Itauma: “I was advised not to fight”

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