What time is Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte? Date and schedule for all-British clash in Saudi Arabia TONIGHT

British boxing fans will be counting down the hours until Moses Itauma faces the toughest test of his career against Dillian Whyte.

The Brits meet in Saudi Arabia this Saturday night, with Itauma looking to continue his unbeaten streak and take his record to 13-0. 

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If the 20-year-old does win, he’d move a step closer to potentially claiming a heavyweight title shot as he rises up the rankings.

But Whyte, 37, will look to hand the youngster his first career defeat as he returns from an injury that forced him out of a clash with Joe Joyce in March.

At the weigh-ins, Whyte came in at a lean 244.1lbs, his lightest weight since his 2015 bout with Brazil’s Marcelo Nascimento.

Itauma, on the other hand, tipped the scales at 245.5lbs.

What time is Itauma vs Whyte? 

This heavyweight bout will take place on Saturday, August 16. 

It is being held at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The main card is scheduled to get started at 5:45pm UK time. 

Main event ringwalks are expected to take place at around 10:20pm in the UK. 

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Itauma vs Whyte: How to follow

The event will be shown on DAZN PPV for £19.99. 

You can also watch the fight for FREE by signing up for a DAZN membership. More information on how to tune in can be found here.

talkSPORT will have live commentary of the action with John Rawling, Spencer Oliver and Gareth A Davies.

To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

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Itauma vs Whyte: Undercard

Subject to change

• MAIN EVENT: Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte
• Nick Ball vs Sam Goodman
• Raymond Ford vs Abraham Nova
• Filip Hrgovic vs David Adeleye
• Hayato Tsutaumi vs Qais Ashfaq
• Mohammed Alakel vs Yumnam Santosh Singh

Itauma vs Whyte: What has been said? 

Buddy McGirt, Whyte’s trainer, has made a shock admission in the build-up to the fight, saying he has never watched Itauma fight.

“I’m gonna be 1000% honest with you, I’ve never seen Moses fight, so I really don’t know what he’s ready for,” McGirt said.

“He’s got to bring it all. I said to Dill ‘Listen, let’s be realistic here, what can this kid do that you haven’t already seen?

“But can that kid ask the same question? Can Dillian do something that this kid has never seen before?”

After a heated press conference, Whyte spoke to talkSPORT, and wasn’t impressed with Itauma’s antics.

He said: “I said listen relax, we aren’t going to put our hands on each other. It’s coming.

“I said ‘relax you are not a badman’. This badman thing is not for you, I’m not going to go down that lane with you.

“I’m trying to be cool and respectful, but he was like ‘I want to see if you are a wolf or a sheep’.

“But take it easy bro, you don’t want me to get wound up, I will f**k all of your team up. I will beat them all up, if he winds me up then everyone is at risk.

“I don’t give a f**k. I’m chill until people start f***ing with me. That guy needs to take it easy and relax.”