Rising star Moses Itauma is assured of beating Oleksandr Usyk, however is craving extra skilled rounds first.
Itauma has confronted comparisons to heavyweight icon Mike Tyson, having blasted via his 11 opening skilled bouts in sensational trend.
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The Briton regarded on track to interrupt Tyson’s report of changing into the youngest ever heavyweight world champion, however he’s now aged 20 and is unable to smash the feat.
It guarantees to be an enormous 12 months for Itauma, who’s now properly ranked at heavyweight with the WBO and is pushing for a future world title shot.
Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh extremely named present unified champion Usyk as a dream opponent for Itauma transferring forwards.
It’s probably too early given Usyk is preventing for world honours, whereas the Chatham native is trying to transfer via the ranks.
And when requested in regards to the battle on the most recent episode of talkBOXING, Itauma conceded he wants time earlier than pursuing the conflict.
“I really feel like with a battle in opposition to Usyk, I’ve a greater skillset than him,” Itauma stated.
“However I simply really feel like in the direction of the later rounds, he would outdo me as a result of I’ve by no means been in that kind of battle.
“So this 12 months is about getting me some rounds, that could be a huge factor for us.
“I consider my skillset with my ring IQ and what I show within the ring, I feel I am one of the best on the earth.
“However I want to check myself then, and I have to get opponents the place I can get to the later rounds.”
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It’s a trustworthy evaluation from Itauma, who remains to be very early on in his heavyweight profession.
However the sky is the restrict for the supreme operator, who has explosive energy, quick palms and an aura of inviciblity.
In his final outing, Itauma demolished Demsey McKean in a single spherical on the undercard of Usyk’s rematch with Tyson Fury.
So the Ukrainian would have seen precisely what the rising star is able to.
And he has already backed the younger expertise to succeed him because the champion of the following era.
Itauma has sparred the likes of Anthony Joshua and Fury from a younger age and is changing into greater than geared up to tackle one of the best.
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However he believes proper now that is not a actuality till he makes it to world degree.
He continued: “I do not really feel two methods about being linked with these names. It is not actuality.
“Folks can say ‘you’re going to be preventing that particular person’ however it is not actual.
“Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker confirmed that till you had been in that ring, it’s all simply mud.”
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