Wetin dey happen for boxing world? Our guy, Johnny Nelson, wey don carry cruiserweight belt before, don talk say Moses Itauma no ready to face Oleksandr Usyk yet, even though people dey shout say he be future heavyweight champ. This 21-year-old British-Nigerian boxers no dey play, but na still step-by-step we go dey take am.
Recently, dem don shift Itauma fight wey suppose happen with Jermaine Franklin from this weekend to March. But you no go believe the kind talk wey dey flow say dis boy dey link with big title fights for future, especially as Usyk dey dominate heavyweight division like sey no be any other person dey for ground!
As e be, Usyk dey look to face Deontay Wilder soon for America, and if both of dem fit carry their wins, na so we go see heavyweight clash wey go shake boxing world. But Nelson no dey easy on our boy, him yan say Itauma still get plenty things to learn before him fit collect Usyk big punch wey dey come.
“Itauma no dey near finish. E just 21 years, and we don see only about 35 per cent of wetin e fit do,” Nelson yan for Daily Mail. Him talk say even if Itauma fit give Usyk serious wahala, Usyk go fit outsmart am. Na serious matter!
Itauma dey halla us with hin record wey dey shine – he don win all hin 13 professional fights, with 11 of dem na knockouts. One wey stand out na when e cleave Dillian Whyte for just one round last August to carry Commonwealth heavyweight title.
Him promoter, Frank Warren, dey believe say if Itauma fit chop Franklin come March 28 for Manchester, e fit dey ready to fight for world title by 2026. Na so life be! E no easy, but na so we dey wait to see wetin go happen next!
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