{"id":691320,"date":"2026-07-14T15:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/691320\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:09:12","slug":"moses-itauma-says-fight-with-heavyweight-champion-will-definitely-happen-hes-not-slowing-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/691320\/","title":{"rendered":"Moses Itauma says fight with heavyweight champion will “definitely happen”: “He’s not slowing down”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moses Itauma<\/a> has revealed Frank Warren\u2019s plan to secure him an undisputed clash with one of the division\u2019s most formidable punchers.<\/p>\n

It is no secret that Itauma is being steered towards mainstream stardom, clearly representing a vital component of Warren\u2019s Queensberry Promotions stable.<\/p>\n

This does not mean, however, that the prodigious talent will forever be matched against inferior opposition, so as to protect his unbeaten record and marketability.<\/p>\n

Rather, it would seem that the 21-year-old is already being let off the leash, hence why he is facing Filip Hrgovic at London\u2019s O2 Arena on August 29<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Having only lost to reigning WBO world champion Daniel Dubois<\/a>, there is no denying that Hrgovic is Itauma\u2019s toughest opponent thus far.<\/p>\n

Even in the Dubois defeat, the Croatian had arguably built a slight lead before getting stopped on cuts in round eight of their June 2024 encounter.<\/p>\n

Itauma, meanwhile, is yet to compete at such a level, with his best win coming via a fifth-round finish over fringe contender Jermaine Franklin<\/a> in March.<\/p>\n

But still, many believe the hard-hitting southpaw will go on to become a long-reigning champion, with Dubois potentially representing his closest rival.<\/p>\n

Speaking with IFL TV<\/a>, Itauma admitted that he expects the Dubois fight to materialise soon enough, especially if the pieces all fall into place for promoter Warren.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the Dubois fight will definitely happen at some point this year, next year or the year after.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly because it\u2019s two Brits. He doesn\u2019t seem like he\u2019s slowing down; I seem like I\u2019m speeding up.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf that [fight] is going to happen, it\u2019ll be after I\u2019ve got a belt [and] he\u2019s got a belt, or I might have two and he might have two.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think [Warren\u2019s] going to try and get me and Dubois to collect all the belts and then unify [against] each other. If that\u2019s the plan, I\u2019m happy to roll with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Itauma has his hands full against Hrgovic, Dubois is expected to rematch Fabio Wardley after scoring an 11th-round stoppage over his rival in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Moses Itauma has revealed Frank Warren\u2019s plan to secure him an undisputed clash with one of the division\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":676103,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-691320","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\/691320","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=691320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/691320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/676103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=691320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=691320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=691320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}