Moses Itauma stunned to bump into his old training partners acting as his lookalikes in Nike advert

MOSES ITAUMA is such a threat to the heavyweight scene he’s had to start challenging himself. The 21-year-old superstar followed generational sporting icons Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and Cristiano Ronaldo by signing an exclusive sponsorship deal with Nike around 2024. Moses Itauma features in a Nike advert with his lookalikes Credit: YouTube @Nike Moses Itauma features in a Nike advert with his lookalikes, Credit: Nike Moses Itauma features in a Nike advert with his lookalikes, Credit: Nike The sports brand powerhouse marked his IBF world title clash with Filip Hrgovic with a fresh advert of the Kent wunderkid surrounded by lookalikes pretending to upstage him. And when the director called ACTION Itauma was stunned to see a pair of childhood training partners earning a crust as his tribute acts. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! Itauma explained to SunSport in an exclusive interview: “All of them were supposed to be my lookalikes. “But when I went on stage and sat down and was supposed to interview them, I recognised a couple of them. “I had sparred Luis Wright back in the day when we were training for GB up in Sheffield. I remember sparring him when I was maybe 13. “He was there for his Team GB trials but I was just there for an England camp. “And then he was there, it was mad, I couldn’t help asking ‘what are you doing here?’ “He got brought in to be one of my stunt doubles, nothing to do with our boxing history, so it was mad to just be crossing paths.” Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS The Home of Boxing in 2026 There's a massive year of boxing ahead! It’s shaping up to be a blockbuster year of action inside the boxing ring. The Gypsy King has beaten Mariusz Wach in his second fight of the year to set up a huge fight with Anthony Joshua And AJ did the same, knocking out Kristian Prenga in the second round of a thrilling encounter – the Brit was knocked down twice in the opening round. Now fans are looking forward to Moses Itauma’s return for his toughest fight yet against Filip Hrgovic in August. Here’s all the big fights coming up… August Sat 29 – Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic – DAZN September Sat 12 – Conor Benn vs Ryan Garcia – DAZN *If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenue. Ollie Edwards was another impersonator who had an even more profound effect on teeny Itauma when he rose up the ranks in Chatham, Kent. “Ollie was the guy in the ad with the clipboard,” he revealed. “And I have known him for a long, long time. “We used to box for the same amateur gym and I remember when I was about nine years old I was skipping but I wasn’t very good “And I was skipping next to Ollie and, at this point, he was one of the best in the gym. “I remember he started talking to me and trying to help me with my skipping, I remember him taking the time to talk to me. “But he was just trying to obviously embrace me as part of the club. Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic - all the info Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic face off for the IBF heavyweight world title “And the next thing you know, 12 years down the line, he’s like one of my duplicates for the Nike shoot.” Manager Francis Warren has negotiated groundbreaking deals for his client with Nike and audio giants Bang & Olufsen. And since his dad spent the last half century promoting everyone from Frank Sinatra to Mike Tyson, he knows a star when he sees one. Warren Jr told us: “These phenomenal talents only come along every now and again. Moses is a potential generational great, even at 21. “I don’t expect him to be doing this into his thirties, though. “I think he’s in and out, smash this to pieces for the next 10 years, and go, ‘See ya later!’ “He’ll go do something else extra special with whatever he does, because he’s not just a fighter. “He’s got a good business brain, he’s got good people around him, he’s investing his money correctly, he’s doing everything the right way.” Comment now