The winning punch landed in the first round of their Riyadh encounter and put the boxing world on notice. 

Itauma is making heavyweight boxing look very easy with an unbeaten 13-fight record, with 11 knockouts, and already there are calls for the 20-year-old to face undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk. 

However, these calls are being met with caution. Itauma has been expertly guided through his career so far and a world title fight is inevitable, but taking a shot at glory too early may derail the momentum he has built so far. 

David Haye, a former two-weight world champion, believes there should be no reason as to why Itauma should not step into the ring with Usyk next. 

The 'Hayemaker' was not concerned about the lack of rounds Itauma has featured in so far and is confident that Itauma can cause problems for Usyk. 

"Sometimes crazy things happen, Usyk didn’t look old in his last fight, Uysk actually looked the best he’s every looked in my opinion," Haye told The Stomping Ground. 

"You’ve got the undisputed number one and the best chance of victory from a realistic, young, hungry fighter who hasn’t been pumped up, hyped up, we’re judging him on his performances.

"If you’re ready, you're ready. In an ideal world, he’d have had 10, 10-round fights, but how many do you need?

"Maybe he doesn’t need any. If I was him, I’d think f—k it let’s go."

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