Before Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic take centre stage at London’s O2 Arena, two unbeaten heavyweights – with a combined record of 38-0 (36 KOs) – will collide in a finely-poised matchup this Saturday.
Several undercard contests were announced last month, including a lightweight encounter between top contender Sam Noakes and former world champion Denys Berinchyk.
Despite giving a terrific account of himself last November, Noakes was unsuccessful in his attempt to claim the WBO strap against rising star Abdullah Mason.
Now, though, the 29-year-old is bidding to re-join the world scene against Berinchyk, who has not fought since his fourth-round stoppage defeat to Keyshawn Davis in February 2025.
The latest addition to this Queensberry pay-per-view card, meanwhile, is an intriguing clash between hard-hitting heavyweights Nelson Hysa and Thomas Narmo.
A combined 38 wins with 36 KOs. Heavyweight 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 🎇
Nelson Hysa and Thomas Narmo put their unbeaten records on the line 👑#MosesHrgovic | Aug 29 | The O2, London | DAZN pic.twitter.com/njyuUdt1at
— Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) August 22, 2026
Hysa, of course, was heavily linked to a fight with Tyson Fury, who instead faced the 46-year-old Mariusz Wach and stopped his man in seven rounds last month.
Whether Hysa would have produced a stronger performance against ‘The Gypsy King’, we will never know, but the 41-year-old certainly looks to be approaching his toughest assignment all the same.
In fact, you could even make him a slight underdog against Norway’s Narmo, who boasts a 100% knockout ratio and is nearly a decade younger than the Albanian.
Either way, the winner should position himself for an even more meaningful opportunity, perhaps against the winner of another undercard clash between Guido Vianello and Moses Jolly.
Making his Queensberry debut, Vianello is coming off a fifth-round stoppage of Alexis Barriere and has previously defeated Arslanbek Makhmudov inside the distance.
