Moses Itauma makes his in-ring debut for 2026 today in England, facing American heavyweight veteran Jermaine Franklin
in the main event.The top heavyweight prospect Itauma (13-0, 11 KO) will be fighting for the first time since last August, when he laid waste to former title challenger Dillian Whyte in two minutes. Franklin (24-2, 15 KO) has been plenty durable in his career, having never been knocked out, including distance fights in defeat against Whyte and Anthony Joshua. He’s coming off of a good
win over Ivan Dychko in September of last year.
We’ll be here with live updates, results, and conversation down in the comments section. Join us to kick off a big day and night of boxing!
How to watch Itauma vs Franklin
- Start time: 1:00 pm ET (main card) / 11:00 am ET (prelims)
- Main event ring walks: approx. 6:00 pm ET
- Streaming: DAZN (subscription)
- Location: Co-op Live, Manchester, England
Itauma vs Franklin main card running order
- Michael Gomez Jr vs Jordan Flynn, lightweights, 10 rounds
- Alex Murphy vs Josh Holmes, lightweights, 10 rounds
- Liam Davies vs Francesco Grandelli, featherweights, 12 rounds, for vacant European title
- Shakiel Thompson vs Brad Pauls, middleweights, 10 rounds
- Willy Hutchinson vs Ezra Taylor, light heavyweights, 10 rounds
- Nathan Heaney vs Gerome Warburton, middleweights, 10 rounds
- Moses Itauma vs Jermaine Franklin, heavyweights, 10 rounds
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