Moses Itauma’s brother reveals Brit star was knocking out grown men at 12 YEARS OLD in scary comparison to Mike Tyson

MOSES ITAUMA has been knocking out grown adults since he was 12 YEARS OLD – just like Mike Tyson. Tyson had to bring his BAPTISM PAPERS to amateur bouts to prove his age as he was so freakishly powerful. Karol Itauma with his brother Moses, left, during their amateur careers Credit: The Sun Mike Tyson was also a feared amateur Credit: Getty Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic - all the info Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic face off for the IBF heavyweight world title Karol Itauma on SunSport’s No Glove Lost panel In a scary comparison, British prodigy Itauma was dropping adults in sparring before even his teenage years. But older brother Karol revealed – unlike brute Tyson who was all power – Itauma was putting men over due to his boxing brain – not brawn. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! He said on SunSport’s No Glove Lost show: “He’d turn up as a 12- yea-r old, getting a room with a grown man and dropping him with a body shot. “I still remember that. Even from a young age, you knew that he had a level of skill. Obviously back then it wasn’t power, but it was just the IQ.” Itauma turned professional in 2023 at the age of 18 and was already drawing comparisons to a prime Tyson before he had even thrown a punch. But Karol revealed Itauma’s frightening reputation on the amateur scene had already preceded him – helping prepare him for the pressure of the pros. He said: “I remember being actually in the last tournament before he turned professional, which was the World Championships. “And if you go a few months prior to that, it was the Europeans and he literally went through the the whole contest stopping everyone in the first round. Most read in Sport BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS The Home of Boxing in 2026 There's a massive year of boxing ahead! It’s shaping up to be a blockbuster year of action inside the boxing ring. The Gypsy King has beaten Mariusz Wach in his second fight of the year to set up a huge fight with Anthony Joshua And AJ did the same, knocking out Kristian Prenga in the second round of a thrilling encounter – the Brit was knocked down twice in the opening round. Now fans are looking forward to Moses Itauma’s return for his toughest fight yet against Filip Hrgovic in August. Here’s all the big fights coming up… August Sat 29 – Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic – DAZN September Sat 12 – Conor Benn vs Ryan Garcia – DAZN *If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenue. “He stopped everyone in the first round, then went to the Worlds and I think he had like two stoppages in the tournament out of four fights. “But he’s had that kind of experience and the kind of the pressure that he’s had since anyway, since a young age It’s all kind of building up to this point.” Itauma wanted to try and break Tyson’s record of youngest heavyweight champ of all time – set at 21 years and 20 years and 145 days old. But the 21-year-old will have to settle for second place when he takes on Filip Hrgovic on Saturday for the vacant IBF title at London’s O2 Arena. It comes just 15 bouts and three years into his career – but Karol assures that his younger brother has prepared himself for the moment. He said: “I’ve said this a few times, I feel like what separates my brother from anyone else is that everyone else is result driven. “They’re like, ‘I wanna win, I wanna do this statement, I wanna do all that.’ He doesn’t care about that. “He cares about the process. ‘If I do X, Y, Z correctly, I will get that.’ So all of a sudden from just that one scenario. “All the end result and all that worry is eliminated.” Watch the full No Gloves Lost show now, featuring Derek Chisora and David Haye on Itauma v Hrgovic. Comment now