The best way he went via supposed massive step up, supposed massive take a look at foe Dillian Whyte earlier this month, 20 yr outdated heavyweight sensation Moses Itauma might nearly definitely field once more earlier than the tip of August. As an alternative, after his one-round win over Whyte, the gifted southpaw all of boxing is speaking about will battle once more in December.
Francis Warren, talking with Boxing UK, confirmed this, and whereas there isn’t any set opponent but, there are a number of names within the combine; together with, Jermain Franklin, Kubrat Pulev and Warren’s choice, Filip Hrgovic. Itauma, who wants rounds, referred to as out Franklin, who has by no means been stopped, however Pulev, although getting on in years, can be sturdy, and he holds a model of the WBA heavyweight title. As for Hrgovic, he may have a very good period of time earlier than he’s able to battle once more, this as he was badly lower in his battle with David Adeleye that very same August sixteenth evening when Itauma took out Whyte.
Who’s Subsequent: Franklin, Pulev or Hrgovic?
“He’ll battle once more in December, the world is his oyster,” Warren mentioned of Itauma, 13-0(11). “What’s subsequent? Watch this area. If an enormous alternative presents itself, we’ll seize it. If it’s a battle that folks could not see as a career-defining battle, then that’s on us to determine what step we take. I just like the Hrgovic battle, we’ll simply should see how his lower heals up.”
It does appear far too quickly for Workforce-Itauma to be speaking about “career-defining” fights, however there has as we all know been some discuss, principally from Turki Alalshikh, of Itauma difficult heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk within the not too distant future. Some individuals see this as far too quickly, whereas others assume Itauma is that good, that particular, he might certainly make the transfer within the subsequent few months.
Earlier than then, until it seems to be Usyk that Itauma fights in December – and wouldn’t that be an enormous deal – it may be both Hrgovic, Franklin or Pulev subsequent for the person so many consultants imagine is the way forward for the heavyweight division.
Usyk apart, can any present heavyweight defeat Itauma?
