Early career Itauma made his debut on the undercard of
Artur Beterbiev vs.
Anthony Yarde on 28 January 2023, at the
Wembley Arena. He beat Marcel Bode in his debut via knockout after just 23 seconds. Itauma had aspirations for breaking
Mike Tyson's record for being the youngest heavyweight champion in history, but he later described how it was just two months into his professional career when he realised that goal was "impossible." Itauma won the vacant
WBO Intercontinental heavyweight title with a second-round stoppage victory against Germany's Ilja Mezencev on the undercard of the
Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk bill in Saudi Arabia on 18 May 2024. He retained his title with another second-round stoppage win, this time over Polish boxer
Mariusz Wach at
The O2 Arena, London, on 27 July 2024. In his next bout, he stopped
Demsey McKean in the first round on 21 December 2024, at
Kingdom Arena in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of the undercard for the heavyweight world title
rematch between
Oleksandr Usyk and
Tyson Fury. He was voted
The Ring magazine
Prospect of the Year for 2024. Itauma knocked out
Mike Balogun in the beginning of round two of their fight at the
SSE Hydro in
Glasgow on 24 May 2025.
Rise up the ranks Itauma vs. Whyte On 16 August 2025, he defeated
Dillian Whyte by first round stoppage and won the
Commonwealth heavyweight title at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Itauma vs. Franklin Itauma faced
Jermaine Franklin at
Co-op Live in
Manchester on 28 March 2026 and won by knockout in the fifth round; it was Franklin’s first loss by knockout. Ahead of the bout, Itauma hoped a longer fight would showcase his stamina. The fight was originally scheduled for January 2026 but was postponed after he was injured during his training camp. Following a dominant performance where Itauma put Franklin down in the third round, Itauma won by knockout in the fifth round. ==Professional boxing record==