Moses Itauma faces Jermaine Franklin on Saturday, January 24, at Co-op Dwell in Manchester. The 2 heavyweights meet in the primary occasion of The Magnificent 7, dwell on DAZN. The occasion celebrates Frank Warren’s 45 years as a licensed British boxing promoter.
Slovakian-born British Itauma (13-0, 11 KOs) is coming off a dominant first-round stoppage victory over Dillian Whyte in August. The 20-year-old southpaw has been described as a “world champion-in-waiting,” in response to Queensberry’s announcement.
Franklin (24-2, 15 KOs) of Saginaw, Michigan, defeated Ivan Dychko by choice on the Canelo vs Crawford undercard in September. With the win, the 32-year-old secured his third straight victory since his defeats to Anthony Joshua and Whyte.
“We’re thrilled to be delivering such a robust Magnificent 7 bounty for the followers in our first UK present of 2026,” mentioned corridor of fame promoter Frank Warren. “It’s a assertion of intent for the New 12 months and an indication of issues to come back.
“We’re delighted with what we have now put collectively throughout 2025 in tandem with our new broadcast accomplice DAZN, however we have now the scope to go larger and additional in 2026, which we are going to do and make it a landmark 12 months for the game.
“This present can even successfully have a good time my forty fifth 12 months within the skilled enterprise and I imagine this card definitely does justice to the event and I’m very completely satisfied to have our heavyweight prodigy Moses topping the invoice in one other excellent take a look at of his unquestionable credentials towards a really robust American in Jermain Franklin.”
Ticket info for Itauma vs Franklin is predicted to be confirmed shortly.
Itauma vs Franklin undercard contains:
Willy Hutchinson (19-2, 14 KOs) vs. Ezra Taylor (13-0, 9 KOs), gentle heavyweight
Zak Miller (17-1, 3 KOs) vs. Liam Davies (17-1, 8 KOs), featherweight, British & Commonwealth title
Shakiel Thompson (15-0, 11 KOs) vs. Brad Pauls (20-2-1, 11 KOs), middleweight, WBO World title
Nathan Heaney (19-1-1, 6 KOs) vs. Gerome Warburton (16-2-2, 2 KOs), middleweight
Alex Murphy (14-2) vs. Josh Holmes (17-0, 6 KOs), light-weight
Aqib Fiaz (14-1, 2 KOs) vs. Jordan Flynn (12-1-1, 2 KOs), light-weight
