A world-ranked heavyweight contender has been mooted as an opponent for Moses Itauma, who is set to headline a Queensberry Promotions card on August 8.
The 21-year-old comes off a fifth-round stoppage victory over Jermaine Franklin in March, cementing his No.1 ranking with two of the four major sanctioning bodies.
As the WBO’s leading contender, he could soon earn his shot at Daniel Dubois, whose brutal 11th-round stoppage of Fabio Wardley saw him become a two-time world champion last Saturday.
Alternatively, Itauma could target Murat Gassiev, the WBA ‘regular’ champion, and place himself in a stronger position to fight for the full title, which is currently held by Oleksandr Usyk.
Instead of Dubois or Gassiev, though, the leading candidate to collide with Itauma at London’s O2 Arena appears to be Filip Hrgovic.
Shortly after defeating Franklin, the heavyweight prodigy said he had hoped it would be Hrgovic standing in the opposite corner – a call out he has been making since summer 2025 – and now it seems his wish could soon come true.
The Croatian must first get past Dave Allen, his next opponent, as the pair are gearing up to headline a Queensberry show in Doncaster tomorrow evening.
Sources have reportedly informed DAZN, that Hrgovic will be considered as an opponent for Itauma if he manages to come through Allen unscathed. Indeed, the man himself previously said that Itauma is one of a few big names in his contract for future bouts.
The 33-year-old comes off back-to-back points victories over David Adeleye and Joe Joyce, which followed his eighth-round stoppage defeat to Dubois in June 2024.
He has also previously outpointed Zhilei Zhang, albeit in controversial fashion, in 2022, while Itauma is yet to test himself against a genuine world-class operator such as Hrgovic.
