Moses Itauma’s battle with Jermaine Franklin has been postponed till March 28 after the British heavyweight suffered an harm in coaching.
Itauma was alleged to tackle former Anthony Joshua foe Franklin on January 24 at Manchester’s Co-op Stay Area.
Nevertheless, the 20-year-old was harm throughout his coaching camp and so the battle has been rescheduled to March on the identical venue.
In a brief assertion on social media, Queensberry Promotions mentioned: “Unfortunately Moses Itauma has sustained an injury in camp and therefore the Magnificent 7 show has been rescheduled for March 28.”
The highly-regarded Itauma flattened compatriot Dillian Whyte contained in the opening spherical in Saudi Arabia in August 2025 to increase his good skilled report to 13 wins from as many fights, with 11 stoppages.
In the meantime, Franklin has taken Whyte and Joshua the gap in 2022 and 2023 respectively and has by no means been stopped in 26 skilled contests.
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Heavyweight boxer Jermaine Franklin fancies his possibilities towards Itauma
The WBA have ordered Itauma to battle Murat Gassiev. The Russian turned the WBA ‘common’ champion following a sixth-round knockout win over Kubrat Paulat.
Itauma has additionally been ordered to face fellow Brit Lawrence Okolie in a WBC closing eliminator, and the unbeaten 20-year-old is but to point his most popular possibility.
In September, Itauma’s staff mentioned that they’d take a battle with Oleksandr Usyk, even at this early stage of the younger heavyweight’s profession.
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Itauma’s coach, Ben Davison, mentioned he would take a battle with heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, calling it a ‘win-win’
“I would take it,” Ben Davison advised Sky Sports activities. “I would. It’s a win-win. As much as Moses hasn’t boxed anybody like Usyk, I don’t think Usyk’s boxed anybody like Moses. He would openly say that himself.
“It is one thing he [Itauma] can be up for. He is obtained the mindset: in case you’re taking a dive [into the deep end] you may as nicely take the dive. Hopefully we might find yourself in a world title battle.”
