Already the most impressive heavyweight boxing prospect in more than two decades, 20-year-old Moses Itauma took a giant step forward in the direction of future superstardom on Saturday in the most difficult flight to date of his two-plus years as a professional.

Itauma, 20, currently holds the No. 1 heavyweight ranking in the WBO, and with undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk admitting he is nearing the end of his storied career, a world title shot is undoubtedly in Itauma's near future.

Itauma, 20, stayed unbeaten with a first-round destruction of the heavyweight veteran in their all-British bout