Moses Itauma says he desires to deal with combating the older, established heavyweights now whereas they’re nonetheless round. He states the youthful ones, like Richard Torrez Jr. and Teremoana, will nonetheless be combating in 5 years. He can then get to them.
The extremely ranked Itauma (13-0, 11 KOs) has confronted criticism from some followers for combating older fighters of their late 30s and 40s fairly than going through younger expertise. Itauma desires to tackle the older guys now earlier than they retire.
“In 5 years the blokes which might be on the high proper now, who’re 30, 31, 32, and 33, they’re not going to be right here, whereas the Richard Torrez, Teremoana, and Justis Huni in 5 years, they’re nonetheless going to be right here,” mentioned Moses Itauma to iFL TV explaining his causes for desirous to battle the older fighters first earlier than going through the youthful ones.
The 2020 Olympic silver medalist Torrez Jr. (14-0, 12 KOs) just lately referred to as Itauma out in an interview. His message was amplified on social media by many customers, who noticed Moses as ducking the 26-year-old. It’s straightforward to see it that method, particularly when Moses is combating 38-year-old Dillian Whyte.
“Let me battle these guys first, after which in 5 years, when these guys are gone, and it’s solely us round, then we battle these guys, after which once we’ve all fought one another, we will battle the following crop,” mentioned Itauma.
Moses will probably be combating Jermaine Franklin (24-2, 15 KOs) subsequent on January 24, 2026, on the Co-op Stay Area, Manchester, England. He believes that by knocking out Franklin, he’ll set himself aside from Anthony Joshua. He went the 12-round distance with Franklin in 2023, beating him by a unanimous resolution.
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