Moses Itauma is readying to return on December 13, headlining a Queensberry Promotions show at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England.

The Ring's Prospect of The Year in 2024, Itauma (13-0, 11 KOs) will make his first appearance since scoring a sensational first-round knockout win against highly-respected former interim titleholder Dillian Whyte on August 16.

The eye-opening performance left many believing the 20-year-old, who has just 26 professional rounds under his belt, could give undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk a run for his money.

"Is it my fault that I've spent only an hour in the ring? One of the things me and my team have stressed is getting rounds," Itauma told Boxing King Media.

"But, the reason why we would fight Usyk is there's a win-win situation. If I go in there and win, I'm the heavyweight champion of the world. If God forbid I lose, I've just lost to Usyk - the champion of the world - and I'm 20 years old. So, it's a win-win situation."

Itauma has only fought past the fifth round twice, while all of his other fights have been first or second-round stoppages. He certainly needs more high-level experience to test himself against the king of the hill and a generational great in Usyk.

His promoter Frank Warren has insisted he wants to tread lightly and not throw Itauma into the thick of the fire. The 73-year-old is naturally keeping his cards close to his chest as far as options, though has alluded to welcoming a future matchup against Joseph Parker.

Parker returns against Itauma's powerful-punching gymmate Fabio Wardley (19-0-1, 18 KOs) on October 25, headlining a Queensberry show at London's O2 Arena and streamed worldwide on DAZN.

As for the encounter Itauma is actually preparing for, Michael Hunter and David Adeleye are among a long shortlist for the date, but an actual opponent has not yet been announced.

Itauma is The Ring's No. 9-ranked heavyweight, while the four sanctioning bodies have the southpaw ranked much higher. He's listed at No. 1 by the WBA and WBO, while the WBC has the Brit listed at No. 4, and IBF a rung below at No. 5.