The following opponent for red-hot, unbeaten 20 12 months previous heavyweight prospect/contender Moses Itauma has been introduced, and it’s honest to say followers will likely be lower than overwhelmed. Itauma, who many see as a future heavyweight champion, certainly, maybe the way forward for the division, will face Mike Balogun in Glasgow on Might twenty fourth.
Balogun, a former professional linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, has carved out a 21-1(16) professional file since exiting the sphere for the ring. The 2 names that stand out on Bolugan’s file are Murat Gassiev and Trey Lippe-Morrison. Balogun beat Lippe-Morrison (son of the nice Tommy Morrison), this in a single spherical, however he was stopped shortly himself when he confronted former cruiserweight champ Gassiev, who stopped Balogun in two rounds.
Since then, Balogun has received one struggle, this over a 11-2-5 foe, this struggle having taken place some 13 months in the past. Rust apart, Balogun will likely be getting into with a particular expertise and it will likely be a shock if Itauma is prolonged past the second spherical on this struggle.
Itauma, 11-0(9) is not going to be taught a lot of something from this struggle, and to repeat, followers will likely be lower than thrilled over this one. Itauma, although, is not going to now be capable of break Mike Tyson’s file because the youngest (WBC) heavyweight champion in historical past. There was some discuss of Itauma maybe with the ability to break Tyson’s file, however “Iron Mike” received his first belt at age 20 years and 4 months, which implies Itauma must win a world title, not less than a model of 1, previous to Might nineteenth to try this. And this clearly ain’t gonna occur.
Nonetheless, Itauma stays on track to succeed in the highest in the future fairly quickly, however he actually does must be moved up at school, as particular as he’s. Itauma stated in a current interview that what he desires now could be to be taken into the later rounds of a struggle, to see how he copes with the take a look at. This take a look at is not going to occur on Might twenty fourth.
In actual fact, it could be no shock if Itauma took Balogun out within the opening spherical, no disrespect aimed on the man from Maryland. Balogun is a southpaw, as is Itauma, if meaning something.
