Minutes after Moses Itauma dispatched of Dillian Whyte in just a single round on Saturday night, The Ring revealed that His Excellency Turki Alalshikh's preference would be for the 20-year-old to fight undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk next.

And it appears Itauma is on board with that very bold idea.

"I'd love that as well," Itauma told The Ring. "And even if not Usyk, then the guys that deserve to fight Usyk, so Parker, [Kabayel], whatnot. But I know that my team is stressing me getting rounds, so that's why they said Jermaine Franklin would be a good name."

Itauma has fast-become the hottest young star in all of boxing. Ever since his destructive first-round knockout of Demsey McKean last December on the Usyk-Tyson Fury II undercard, fans and pundits alike have been eager to catch more glimpses of the Brit's undeniable talent.

Glimpses, indeed, are all that's been served up since.

In May, it took the Chatham fighter just two rounds to get rid of American Mike Balogun in clinical style. On Saturday night in Riyadh, he needed less than two minutes to do the same to former world title challenger Whyte in his first ever main event.

While WBO 'interim' champion Joseph Parker looks to be next in line for Usyk, uncertainty remains over the Ukrainian's health. Earlier this week it was reported that Usyk requested more time from the WBO before moving forward with negotiations for a fight against Parker because of an unspecified injury.

Should Usyk vacate, a fight between Parker and the WBO's No. 1 contender, Itauma, will likely be ordered instead for the vacant title.

Whatever happens, one thing's for certain is that there are ample opportunities ahead for Itauma to further impress.

Though he emphatically destroyed 37-year-old Whyte, he admits he felt the Body Snatcher's power early and made a conscious effort not to get hit with a shot made famous by Usyk: The Cossack Shot, recently dubbed 'The Ivan' by the heavyweight division's sole champion. It's the wide left hook which knocked out Daniel Dubois in front of 90,000 people at Wembley last month.

The left hook also happens to be Whyte's biggest weapon as well.

Itauma added: "I don't know why I was shocked but after I jabbed him, Dillian hit me with a jab to the arm, I was like 'God, that's a strong jab'. Maybe I need to be a little bit more cautious than I thought.

"That's why every time I did land a punch I took a step out just to make sure I'm not going to be on the receiving end of a shot. What's it called? A Cossack Shot. I didn't want to be on the receiving end of one of them so I was overly cautious."

Itauma also revealed legendary ring announcer Michael Buffer spoke to him briefly after his win over Whyte and hinted at a potential Wembley Stadium debut.

"A lot of people think that I want to be a superstar,"Itauma said. "A lot of people think that I like the bright lights. I just like being a boxer.

"It's something that I've always done. I've been doing it since I was nine years old. So if I don't do it, I feel out of place. I don't feel comfortable. So I'm not doing it to be a superstar.

"Even Michael Buffer came up to me after the fight and said 'Wembley next'. I'm not bothered whether I fight in Wembley or York Hall. I just know that I need to box. I know that I need to do it. If not, then I don't feel comfortable in myself."