Overview

• Itauma’s trainer Ben Davison told Sky Sports he would accept an immediate world-title shot with undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk, calling it a win-win opportunity.
• Moses Itauma is 13-0 with 11 knockouts and is coming off a first-round stoppage of Dillian Whyte in Riyadh in August.
• Usyk holds all the heavyweight belts and is not expected to fight until 2026, with WBO processes pointing to a mandatory for the Joseph Parker vs Fabio Wardley winner.
• Itauma is slated to box on December 13 in Manchester, but reported frontrunners Filip Hrgovic and Jermaine Franklin have shown little interest or priced themselves out, with teams citing high purse demands.
• Saudi boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh has been pushing for an Itauma–Usyk clash, while Davison acknowledges titles could fragment next year and says an Anthony Joshua meeting is unlikely.