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Rising British star Moses Itauma will take the biggest risk of his undefeated heavyweight career so far this summer when he takes on Filip Horgevich.
It is understood that the fight will take place on August 29 at London’s O2 Arena and will be officially announced in the coming days.
A press conference is scheduled for early next week.
It will be the 21-year-old Itauma’s first bout since challenging for the world championship with a stunning demolition of American goalkeeper Jermaine Franklin in March.
But he will take a huge step up in class against Croatia’s Horgovic, whose only loss came to Daniel Dubois for the IBF interim heavyweight title in June 2024.
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Moses Itauma delivered a ‘beautiful’ knockout to stop Jermaine Franklin in the fifth round of their fight at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena. X Image courtesy of @DAZN
Horgavich, 34, last beat Dave Allen in three rounds in May.
Speaking after that win over Allen, Horgavich said: “Moses never reached the promised land. I want to fight anybody in the division, Moses, anybody.
“If I’m healthy – and I look like me – there’s no problem for me. I never run away from an opponent.”
There is also speculation that Itauma could fight WBO champion Dubois in the near future if Dubois wins his rematch against Fabio Wardley.
