{"id":674961,"date":"2026-07-05T11:59:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T11:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/674961\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T11:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T11:59:11","slug":"moses-itauma-reveals-veteran-heavyweight-came-for-revenge-during-brutal-sparring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/674961\/","title":{"rendered":"Moses Itauma Reveals Veteran Heavyweight Came For \u2018Revenge\u2019 During Brutal Sparring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Moses Itauma says one of the toughest moments of his training camp came not in the ring on fight night, but during a revenge-fueled sparring session with veteran heavyweight Mariusz Wach.<\/p>\n<p>The unbeaten 21-year-old is preparing for the biggest fight of his career against Filip Hrgovic on August 29 at the O2 Arena in London. Looking back at previous camps, Itauma revealed one sparring partner arrived with more than preparation on his mind.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxing247.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add East Side Boxing as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770669047_552_google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEV0p2ZUdsdVp6STBOeTVqYjIwb0FBUAE?ceid=US:en&amp;oc=3&amp;hl=en-US&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow East Side Boxing on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the Dillian Whyte fight I had Mariusz Wach in [camp],\u201d Itauma said to DAZN. \u201cHe didn\u2019t even ask how much I was going to pay him; he didn\u2019t even ask where he was going to stay. That guy just came for revenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wach had been stopped by Itauma in the second round of their professional fight in December 2024, and the young heavyweight believes the Polish veteran was determined to settle the score during sparring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d done six rounds with two sparring partners, then Mariusz Wach jumped in, and this guy was trying to take my head off,\u201d Itauma said.<\/p>\n<p>Itauma has repeatedly described his training camps as being tougher than many of his fights. That was again the case before his March victory over Jermaine Franklin, whom he dropped twice before stopping in the fifth round.<\/p>\n<p>His next assignment represents a significant step up in competition. Hrgovic enters the August 29 bout as a former world title challenger and Olympic bronze medalist, making him the most accomplished opponent of Itauma\u2019s career. A victory would further strengthen the unbeaten British contender\u2019s push toward a heavyweight world title shot.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Moses Itauma really has former opponents coming back for sparring, not asking the fee &amp; wanting revenge \ud83d\ude02<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/ItaumaHrgovic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#ItaumaHrgovic<\/a> | Aug 29 | Watch only <a class=\"thirstylink\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"DAZN Boxing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxing247.com\/go\/dazn-boxing\" data-shortcode=\"true\">on DAZN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SzOtqsAJ9A\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/SzOtqsAJ9A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DAZNBoxing\/status\/2072261932111777805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Michael Collins is a senior writer at Boxing247.com (East Side Boxing) and has covered world championship boxing since 2012. Respected for his measured reporting and technical insight, he delivers expert analysis on elite fighters, contenders, and the evolving global fight landscape.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnews24.substack.com\/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to subscribe to our FREE newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Latest Boxing News:<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tTags <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxing247.com\/boxer\/filip-hrgovic\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Filip Hrgovic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxing247.com\/boxer\/mariusz-wach\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mariusz Wach<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxing247.com\/boxer\/moses-itauma\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moses Itauma<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxing247.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boxing<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxing247.com\/category\/boxing-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boxing News<\/a> \u2022 Moses Itauma Reveals Veteran Heavyweight Came For \u2018Revenge\u2019 During Brutal Sparring<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Last Updated on 2026\/07\/05 at 3:29 AM \t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Moses Itauma says one of the toughest moments of his training camp came not in the ring on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":674962,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-674961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=674961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674961\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/674962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=674961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=674961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}