Follow live reaction as rising star Itauma stops Whyte in the first round of their heavyweight clash in Saudi Arabia

The win over Whyte was Itauma's ninth consecutive knockout victory, all within the first two rounds. Many believed that Whyte, the former WBC interim heavyweight champion, would be the first fighter to drag him into deep waters, but Itauma treated him the same way he has done to every other opponent in his career.

Itauma (12-0, 10 KOs), a native of Slovakia who fights out of England, will headline his first pay-per-view card ( DAZN PPV, 12:45 p.m. ET) when he takes on former title challenger DIllian Whyte (31-3, 21 KOs) in a 10-round bout from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.