Moses Itauma gets a new option for next fight

The erstwhile satellite champion has his oculus connected young British heavyweight Moses Itauma arsenic a imaginable opponent. The 20-year-old is presently considered 1 of the astir breathtaking young heavyweights successful the world. Although helium is lone 20 years old, helium has already fought 13 nonrecreational fights, 11 of which ended successful knockouts. He has won 9 of them wrong the archetypal 2 rounds, and successful his past quality successful Riyadh successful August, helium promptly knocked retired erstwhile satellite rubric challenger Dillian Whyte.

After that triumph, Itauma said helium felt acceptable to combat the implicit champion Oleksandr Usyk. However, his promoter Frank Warren wants to physique him up gradually and not unreserved into specified large challenges. Last week, the WBA ordered Moses to combat 44-year-old Bulgarian seasoned Kubrat Pulev, the existent WBA Regular champion. However, it was announced that Pulev would alternatively combat erstwhile cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev connected 12 December astatine an IBA lawsuit successful Dubai.

Gassiev connected Itauma

Promoter Al Siesta told talkSPORT that Gassiev could beryllium acceptable to combat Itauma aft helium finishes his Pulev fight: 

"Pulev would beryllium a large combat for Itauma due to the fact that it would beryllium an casual fight. Pulev is simply a large professional, but Itauma is successful large shape. Gassiev is coming back, helium is simply a large erstwhile cruiserweight champion, a beardown heavyweight, helium precocious won successful America and present helium is successful the crippled for bigger things. Gassiev volition sound retired Pulev and past situation Moses. That would beryllium a existent fight, Murat Gassiev vs Moses Itauma is simply a overmuch much absorbing combat than Itauma vs Pulev. The lone occupation for Moses is that Gassiev volition beryllium the champion."

Russian Murat Gassiev is known for his devastating power. A erstwhile unified cruiserweight satellite champion, helium held the IBF and WBA belts earlier moving up to heavyweight. Under the guidance of trainer Abel Sanchez, Gassiev combines precision and explosive power. After a constrictive decision to Otto Wallin successful 2023, helium has scored stoppage wins implicit Kem Ljungquist and Jeremiah Milton, and present helium is aiming for different knockout — this clip against Pulev.