With ESPN's top fighter under the age of 25 in 2024, Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez , aging out, many other youngsters had a chance to seize the No.1 spot. The honor in 2025 goes to heavyweight contender Moses Itauma.

Since March 2024, Itauma has fought six times for a total of nine rounds. In August, he moved up in competition, facing veteran Dillian Whyte, whom he finished in less than two minutes .

Itauma is one of the most exciting heavyweights in boxing and one whom former champion Tyson Fury has deemed the future of the division.

"Moses Itauma will wreck all them old men out of the division," Fury said in an Instagram story following Itauma's victory over White. " [Oleksandr] Usyk , [Anthony] Joshua , [Jarrell] Miller. Whoever there is that's old. [Zhilei] Zhang, whoever else t

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