Moses Itauma has the date and venue for his subsequent battle – July 25 on the O2 Enviornment in London – however is ready for his opponent to be confirmed.
Justis Huni, the Australian heavyweight contender, is prepared to supply his companies. Huni, coming off a stable factors victory over Frazer Clarke, does anticipate to battle Itauma in the end.
“100 per cent,” Huni informed Sky Sports activities. “I feel like we’re going to meet somewhere along the line at some point.”
Itauma showcased his talents in his most up-to-date victory when he ruthlessly dispatched Jermaine Franklin. These qualities embrace blistering hand pace for a heavyweight.
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However Huni puzzled if he might rival Itauma for quickest fighter within the division. “Time will tell,” he steered.
“We’ll meet somewhere down the line.”
The Australian has rebuilt from his late stoppage loss to Fabio Wardley, who knocked out Huni at Portman Street earlier than occurring to grow to be the WBO heavyweight world champion.
“It was a good challenge for myself. I took it on at short notice and all I could do was go out there and give it my best shot. Even though I got stopped late in the fight, it was still a win-win for myself,” Huni mirrored.
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“That was me not even being at my best, not having a full training camp. The sky’s the limit.
“I really feel like my inventory went up,” he added. “You look what Fabio’s gone on to do, he is a world champion. I watched the battle again, labored on the issues that I wanted to work on.
“I didn’t even need to commit to anything that late in the fight. I felt like I was ahead comfortably. He got that good shot in on me and that’s all it took. You just can’t switch off in heavyweight boxing, or in any division. You just can’t switch off because all it takes is one punch.”
Riakporhe an possibility?
A British title battle, with hard-punching Richard Riakporhe, might be an incredible O2 headliner.
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Highlights of Jeamie TKV v Richard Riakporhe. Video courtesy of Netflix and The Ring. Tyson Fury v Arslanbek Makhmudov is now accessible to look at globally solely on Netflix.
When requested concerning the prospect of taking up Itauma ultimately, Riakporhe informed Sky Sports activities: “Anything is possible, we just have to wait and see what opportunities become available.
“Who is aware of? Possibly sooner or later our paths might meet.”
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Having misplaced his earlier world title battle towards Chris Billam-Smith, Richard Riakporhe is set to grow to be world heavyweight champion following his devastating knockout win over Jeamie TKV.
He defined: “Moses Itauma, he’s in a good position right now. He’s ranked really high so I don’t know if they’re trying to push him for a world title shot.
“I really feel like all people’s on totally different kind of trajectories, routes. He is in an excellent place proper now. He is received a whole lot of hype behind him.
“People have high hopes for him and I think they’re strategically guiding him to get to the top and that’s great for him.”
