Moses Itauma has admitted there is one fellow heavyweight star he would prefer not to cross paths with.
Unbeaten prospect Itauma returns to action later this month when he takes on Jermaine Franklin at Co-Op Live in Manchester.
Itauma has won all 13 of his fights to date, 11 of them coming by knockout, and the 21-year-old has been tipped by many to reach the top of the sport.
It seems Itauma hopes to achieve that goal without having to face one man in particular though, after he was asked on The Ariel Helwani Show about taking on the winner of the upcoming fight between his stablemate Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois.
“If I win will I fight the winner? If Frank Warren allows it as we’re all Queensberry boys. He has to open the gate for us to be able to. If Fabio wins, we’re at the same gym so it might be a bit awkward. If Dubois wins it will probably be more likely to happen.”
Itauma then explained why doesn’t see Wardley as a potential opponent.
“One of us would have to leave the gym. It’s never been a conversation [about fighting each other]. I’ve got Jermaine Franklin, he’s got Daniel Dubois, I’ve never really thought of Wardley as my opponent.
“When he knocked out Justis Huni everybody saw how excited and how happy I was for him. I’ve never really seen him as an opponent. We’ve never sparred. Ben [Davison] likes to keep the gym as a team environment.”
For now, Itauma remains fully focused on his clash against Franklin on March 28, while Wardley prepares to defend his WBO heavyweight title against Dubois on May 9.
