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Mar 28, 2026, 04:16 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsMoses Itauma (L) takes on Jermaine Franklin Jr. in Manchester. Queensberry/Leigh Dawney

ESPN has live updates from Manchester as Moses Itauma returns to the ring against American Jermaine Franklin Jr.

Itauma (13-0, 11 KOs) is looking to step up this year and it starts against Franklin (24-2, 15 KOs) whose only two professional defeats have come on points against Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte.

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21-year-old Itauma has had a remarkable career so far and he will hope to kick on to potentially fight for a world title this year.