Moses Itauma is set to become the mandatory challenger for the WBO heavyweight title – potentially putting him on a collision course with stablemate Fabio Wardley.
Itauma, 21, produced another emphatic result on Saturday night, handing a first stoppage defeat to Jermaine Franklin as he recorded a fifth-round victory in Manchester, taking his record to 14-0 with 12 of those wins achieved via knockout.
WBO president Gustavo Olivieri posted on social media platform X that after Itauma “further affirmed his standing within the division as a rising star” the Brit would be “formally recommended” for a shot at the organisation’s heavyweight belt.
The up-and-comer said before knocking out Franklin: “I think Fabio can [beat Dubois]. Fabio keeps surprising everyone. If you write him off he’ll end up smashing Dubois out.
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