Fast rising heavyweight prospect Moses Itauma officially has his next fight scheduled, and while he had originally aimed for a return before the end of the year, he’ll actually be back at the top of 2026
in a Jan. 24 meeting with Jermaine Franklin at Manchester’s Co-Op Live arena, as reported by ESPN.
The 20-year-old Itauma(13-0, 11 KOs) is most recently coming off a first round knockout of Dillian Whyte, which really only propelled his stock value as many now see him as the next big threat in the heavyweight division. Meanwhile Franklin (24-2, 15 KOs) has won three straight fights against lesser opposition since losing a wide unanimous decision to Anthony Joshua back in 2023.
“This show will also effectively celebrate my 45th year in the professional business and I believe this card certainly does justice to the occasion and I am very happy to have our heavyweight prodigy Moses topping the bill in another perfect test of his unquestionable credentials against a very tough American in Jermaine Franklin,” said promoter Frank Warren.
Also scheduled to feature on this Jan. 24 card will be a light heavyweight fight between Willy Hutchinson (19-2, 14 KOs) and Ezra Taylor (13-0, 9 KOs).
