Dillian Whyte responds to body transformation theory for Moses Itauma fight

Dillian Whyte insists he has not stepped on the scales since his last fight in December as he prepares to take on Moses Itauma this weekend.

The two heavyweight giants are expected to headline a stacked card in Saudi Arabia. Both men are at different stages of their respective careers, with Whyte seemingly in the twilight stages of his, while Itauma's has only just begun. Whyte, 37, comes into the showdown off the back of a win against Ebenezer Tetteh.

As for Itauma, the young British star scored a vicious knockout Mike Balogun in his last outing back in May. The 'Body Snatcher' has the chance to live up to his nickname and hand the rising star his first loss of his professional career. Whyte has already fought the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Joseph Parker.

A win would almost certainly put him back in the mix for a shot at the title. In a new full training camp with coach Buddy McGirt in Portugal, Whyte appears to be leaving no stoned unturned as he revealed he has been monitored daily throughout preparations for the heavyweight dust-up.

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The 37-year-old surprisingly admits he has not stepped on the scales since his fight with Tetteh back in December - but it remains evident that he has been hard at work. “I’ve just been cracking on, man,” he said. “I’ve just been focusing on giving Buddy [McGirt] what he needs, what he wants to see and how he wants to see it.

“I’ve been listening to the team. They’ve been around me a long time, so I’ve learned to just do what they ask, because they probably know me more than I know myself. They’re monitoring me daily, so if they say, ‘Don’t go to the gym today,’ I’m gonna sit down. If they say, ‘Do more,’ I’m gonna do more. But I haven’t stepped on the scales since last December, since my last fight.”

It seems as if Whyte is taking his opponent very seriously after pictures of his current physique emerged just days before fight night. The 37-year-old looked lean and in superb condition. On the Brit's condition, one fan wrote: "Wow, that's his best ever condition," while another commented: "Whyte is is looking lean and mean. He just got to avoid the uppercut, and he could pull of the upset in this fight." A final fan replied: "Wow he looks unbelievable. Itauma has got to be careful."

Whyte is a real underdog coming into the contest, but after everything he has been through, he is well and truly relishing the status and is looking forward to proving his doubters wrong once again. Itauma has been backed to achieve great things in the sport of boxing, but the 37-year-old boxing veteran is ready to take risks come fight night.

“Today Moses is the next Mike Tyson. He is great, amazing and they talk about him fighting (Oleksandr) Usyk. I go in there, he does his thing, I catch him and blow him up. Then what? People say he’s not good any more?" He said. “My mindset is no-one wants to fight Moses, he is a great fighter, young, sharp and full of beans. You have to believe in yourself and take risks.

“That is what my life is all about. Showing people, my family and my kids, and people in general, you have to take risks to get to places. I ain’t got nothing to lose. What have I got to lose? I’m a nobody. I’m being compared to a journeyman in the 90s and 80s, he is being compared to Mike Tyson.”

When is Dillian Whyte vs Moses Itauma?

The 'Esports World Cup Fight Week: Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte' will take place on Saturday, August 16. The main undercard is due to get underway at around 5:45 pm UK time (12:45 pm ET / 9:45 am PT). The main event ringwalks will likely take place at around 10:20pm UK time (5:20 pm ET / 2:20 pm PT).

All of the action will be streamed live on DAZN Pay Per-View. The event is priced at £19.99 in the United Kingdom, $49.99 in the United States, €19.99 in Europe and $49.95 in Australia.