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Boxing: Moses Itauma not ready for Oleksandr Usyk or Fabio Wardley yet, says Steve Bunce

· 898 words · By Steve Bunce
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“Any talk of Moses Itauma fighting Oleksandr Usyk or Fabio Wardley for a world title is just a ridiculous conversation.”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that discussions about Moses Itauma fighting Oleksandr Usyk or Fabio Wardley for a world title are considered 'ridiculous' or premature. This consensus across different search results confirms the sentiment expressed in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Усик, pronounced [olekˈsɑndr ˈusɪk]; born 17 January 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He has held the unified heavyweight cham…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksandr_Usyk
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daniel Dubois (born 6 September 1997) is a British professional boxer. He previously held the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title (Regular version) from 2022 to 2023 and the International…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dubois
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dillian Whyte (; born 11 April 1988) is a Jamaican-British professional boxer who has formerly competed as a kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He held the World Boxing Council (WBC) interim heavywei…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dillian_Whyte
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“Moses Itauma's record is perfectly acceptable for a guy who's had 13 fights and is only 21 years of age.”
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The evidence provides conflicting information regarding his record (one source suggests 13-0, another suggests 14-0), but no single source definitively confirms that his record is 'perfectly acceptable' for his age and experience. The available web search results are promotional or biographical and do not offer a general assessment of acceptability.
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web search NEUTRAL — Moses Itauma (born 28 December 2004) is a British [2][3][4][5] professional boxer. At regional level, he has held the Commonwealth heavyweight title since 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Itauma
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web search NEUTRAL — Boxing career summary Moses Itauma (13-0, 11) was born in Kežmarok, Slovakia on December 27, 2004. At the age of 18 years on January 27, 2023, he made his professional boxing debut against Marcel Bode…
https://www.martialbot.com/boxing/boxers/moses-itauma-bf3a71…
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web search NEUTRAL — Moses Itauma fights Itauma's record as a professional is a perfect 14-0 - 14 fights with 14 victories . A total of 12 of those wins have come inside distance, and he's gone the full distance twice. He…
https://furyjoshua.com/news/moses-itauma-record-fights-dates…
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“Itauma has a real test against Jermaine Franklin – a perfect piece of matchmaking.”
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Multiple web search results frame the matchup between Moses Itauma and Jermaine Franklin as a significant or 'key' fight, suggesting it is an appropriate or highly anticipated matchup for Itauma's development.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dillian Whyte (; born 11 April 1988) is a Jamaican-British professional boxer who has formerly competed as a kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He held the World Boxing Council (WBC) interim heavywei…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dillian_Whyte
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jermaine Franklin (born October 21, 1993) is an American professional boxer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jermaine_Franklin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moses Itauma (born 28 December 2004) is a British professional boxer. At regional level, he has held the Commonwealth heavyweight title since 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Itauma
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“He was on his way to winning junior and youth titles as an unbeaten amateur, still wearing a headguard.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Itauma had an unbeaten amateur career and collected gold medals at various youth levels (Schools, Junior, Youth European, Youth World Championship).
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web search NEUTRAL — Itauma had an unbeaten amateur career, turning professional with a record of 24 wins with 11 wins by knockout. He claimed gold medals in Schools, Juniors, Youth European and the Heavyweight Youth Worl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Itauma
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web search NEUTRAL — Trainer: Ben Davison Promoter: Frank Warren Amateur Career With an unbeaten record of 24 wins with 11 coming by way of knockout. It is no surprise that Moses Itauma ended his amateur career highly dec…
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Moses_Itauma
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web search NEUTRAL — As an amateur, Itauma compiled a flawless record of 24 wins without defeat, collecting gold medals at Schools, Junior, Youth European and Youth World Championship level.
https://boxing-social.com/news/moses-itauma-britains-boxing-…
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“The way Itauma has been pushed, promoted and sold as a professional is not like any other heavyweight.”
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The web search results contain speculative or promotional language suggesting Itauma's promotion is unique or highly anticipated, but no independent source provides a comparative analysis to confirm that his promotion 'differs from typical heavyweight fighters' in a verifiable way.
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web search NEUTRAL — Moses Itauma is tipped to be heavyweight boxing's next big thing, and we got the lowdown on him from a man who coached him.
https://furyjoshua.com/news/moses-itauma-analysis-strengths-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Moses. A biblical name. Laden with promotional opportunity. This one is a southpaw with dynamite in both hands. Moses Itauma could be the next special heavyweight… however "special" is defined? Moses …
https://bigfightweekend.com/news/moses-itauma-greatness-or-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — Moses Itauma (born 28 December 2004) is a British [2][3][4][5] professional boxer. At regional level, he has held the Commonwealth heavyweight title since 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Itauma
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“The Mike Tyson comparisons hurt Itauma in any way, because they weren't being made by him.”
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Multiple web search results show Itauma addressing or being quoted regarding the comparisons, including admitting he was 'naive' about breaking records, which supports the claim that he was not personally responsible for the comparisons being made by others.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moses Itauma (born 28 December 2004) is a British professional boxer. At regional level, he has held the Commonwealth heavyweight title since 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Itauma
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Усик, pronounced [olekˈsɑndr ˈusɪk]; born 17 January 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He has held the unified heavyweight cham…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksandr_Usyk
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou, billed as Battle of the Baddest, was a professional crossover boxing match between reigning WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Fran…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyson_Fury_vs._Francis_Ngannou
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“Itauma went the six-round distance with the unknown Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko (9-12-1) and Kevin Nicolas Espindola (7-7).”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general Google Sheets Wikipedia entries and are completely irrelevant to the boxing claim. The web search results do not corroborate the specific fight details (Dovbyshchenko and Espindola) or the outcome (six-round draw).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moses Itauma (born 28 December 2004) is a British professional boxer. At regional level, he has held the Commonwealth heavyweight title since 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Itauma
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web search NEUTRAL — Google Sheets is a spreadsheet program included as part of the free, web-based Google Docs Editors suite offered by Google. Google Sheets is available as a web application, as mobile apps for Android …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Sheets
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web search NEUTRAL — Make it count Google Sheets makes your data pop with colorful charts and graphs. Built-in formulas, pivot tables and conditional formatting options save time and simplify common spreadsheet tasks.
https://www.google.com/sheets/about/
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“In his last fight, he took on an experienced Dillian Whyte and did brilliant business with him.”
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Multiple web search results report on Itauma fighting Dillian Whyte, and the language used across these results suggests a significant or notable performance in that match, confirming the event and the positive framing of the outcome.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Derek Chisora (born 29 December 1983) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2026. He challenged twice for the WBC heavyweight title in 2012 and 2022. At regional level, he h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Chisora
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dillian Whyte (; born 11 April 1988) is a Jamaican-British professional boxer who has formerly competed as a kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He held the World Boxing Council (WBC) interim heavywei…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dillian_Whyte
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moses Itauma (born 28 December 2004) is a British professional boxer. At regional level, he has held the Commonwealth heavyweight title since 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Itauma
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“Franklin, at 32, is still relatively young in boxing years. His only two defeats have been quality losses on points.”
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“In Franklin's last fight he stopped the previously unbeaten Ivan Dychko (15-0).”
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