Oleksandr Usyk don tok say Moses Itauma be di future of heavyweight boxing, as e sideline Daniel Dubois, Anthony Joshua, and Tyson Fury.
Di Ukrainian heavyweight champion wey don defeat all three British boxers—most recent na knock out Dubois to retain all im belts and add IBF crown—talk say Itauma get big future.
For im last six fights, Usyk don beat each of dem twice, and e still undefeated with 24 wins. At 39 years old, di champion say e get three fights left before e retire.
Usyk go face kickboxer Rico Verhoeven for Egypt on Saturday, as e dey aim to retire undefeated. But when talkSPORT ask am who go be di next undisputed heavyweight champion, Usyk answer: “Moses Itauma, I think is a great fighter. Young. I think Itauma has a big future.”
Itauma, wey be 21 years old, get record of 14-0, and e recently knock out Jermaine Franklin for March 2026 at Co-op Live Arena for Manchester. Di boxer wey born for Slovakia but base for Kent currently hold WBA International and WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight titles.
Di youngster don already get praise from both Fury and Usyk. Earlier, Itauma tell The Mirror say e want become di youngest heavyweight world champion since Mike Tyson, wey be 20 years old wen e win title. E say: “I want to become the youngest heavyweight world champion since Mike Tyson who was 20 years old. I need to take small steps but also ensure that I step up the tasks very quickly.”
Promoter Frank Warren, wey dey manage Itauma, dey try cool di expectations but e believe say di boy go fight for world title later dis year. Warren tell DAZN for March: “I have to be very, very honest with you, I’ve had a lot of young, really good, talented young fighters at an early age work me. Ricky Hatton, Naz, all of them. And as a heavyweight at his age, I mean, he’s 21 now. At his age, he is without a doubt the most talented and the best I’ve seen at this moment in time.”
Warren add say e go like see Itauma fight for world title dis year. Meanwhile, Lennox Lewis don weigh in on possible Usyk vs Fury trilogy, but e say plenty things dey happen wey fit block di fight. Lewis tok say e no fit go against Usyk, but normally e go side wit di bigger man like Fury. However, Usyk dey take easy fights now, and Fury dey talk about fighting Jarrell Miller or Andy Ruiz Jr next, before possibly facing Joshua for end of year. But nothing don announce officially.
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