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British heavyweight Moses Itauma's fight against Filip Hrgovic on 29 August will be for the vacant IBF title.
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fight → publish → title
Itauma, 21, has been widely tipped as the next star of heavyweight boxing, with 12 knockouts in 14 professional victories.
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Itauma → tip → victories
Promoter Frank Warren told BBC Sport the IBF belt, vacated by Oleksandr Usyk in June, will be on the line at London's O2 Arena.
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belt → tell → Arena
"A lot of people have high expectations of him as I have, by the way," Queensberry Promotions' Warren told BBC Sport.
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Warren → have → Sport
"We signed him when he was 16.
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he → sign → him
We sponsored him and he turned professional with us.
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he → sponsor → us
And he's been amazing and sort of taken the world by storm.
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he → take → storm
But I'm confident he can do it."
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he → do → it
Itauma would become the youngest heavyweight champion since Mike Tyson if he beats Hrgovic.
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he → become → Hrgovic
He had initially been ordered to enter negotiations with Cuban Frank Sanchez for the vacant title and was given a deadline of 29 July.
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He → order → July
However, Sanchez has agreed to step aside and will instead face the winner of the bout.
"We paid [Sanchez] some money.
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We → agree → money
We said whoever wins the fight, you're not losing out and you'll get the opportunity to fight for the title against the winner," Warren added.
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Warren → say → winner
Itauma impressed in a fifth-round stoppage of American Jermaine Franklin in Manchester in March and stopped Briton Dillian Whyte in one round in August 2025.
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Itauma → impress → August
Hrgovic, a 2016 Olympic bronze medallist, has won 20 professional fights.
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Hrgovic → win → fights
The 34-year-old stopped Briton Dave Allen in the third round in May.
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old → stop → May
"We know Hrgovic is going to come and give 100%, and 100% of him is hard work for anyone," Warren said.
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Warren → know → anyone
Itauma could face Dubois-Wardley winner at Wembley
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Itauma → face → Wembley
A victory for Itauma could set up an all-British unification fight next year.
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victory → set → fight
WBO champion Daniel Dubois defeated Fabio Wardley in May to become a two-time heavyweight world champion, and Warren confirmed the pair will contest a rematch in October.
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pair → defeat → October
Warren says should Itauma beat Hrgovic and then Sanchez, a fight against Ipswich's Wardley or Londoner Dubois for two world titles may take place at Wembley Stadium in 2027.
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fight → say → 2027
They're not in boring fights," Warren said.
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Warren → say → fights
Wardley and Itauma are both trained by Ben Davison, and Warren says the trainer will have to "make a decision" if the fight happens.
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fight → train → decision
"I've seen best friends fight each other but they do it for the money they get, which pays the bills," Warren added.
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Warren → see → bills
Russian Murat Gassiev is the WBA champion, while Germany's Agit Kabayel holds the WBC title and is also signed to Queensberry.
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Kabayel → hold → Queensberry
Warren
Itauma could become the second-youngest British boxer in the modern era to win a professional world title.
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Itauma → become → title
The Chatham fighter will be 21 years and 244 days old when the fight takes place.
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fight → take → place
Prince Naseem Hamed, at 21 years and 218 days, captured a world title at a younger age when he stopped Steve Robinson to win the WBO featherweight title in 1995.
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he → capture → 1995
Teddy Baldock won the vacant world bantamweight title against Archie Bell in 1927, aged 19 years and 346 days.
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Baldock → win → 1927
"Obviously I'm proud of what he's done up to now but if he does this I'll be the happiest guy around because he's such a nice guy," Warren said.
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Warren → do → this
- Published
British heavyweight Moses Itauma's fight against Filip Hrgovic on 29 August will be for the vacant IBF title.
asserted
fight → publish → title
Itauma, 21, has been widely tipped as the next star of heavyweight boxing, with 12 knockouts in 14 professional victories.
asserted
Itauma → tip → victories
Promoter Frank Warren told BBC Sport the IBF belt, vacated by Oleksandr Usyk in June, will be on the line at London's O2 Arena.
asserted
belt → tell → Arena
"A lot of people have high expectations of him as I have, by the way," Queensberry Promotions' Warren told BBC Sport.
asserted
Warren → have → Sport
"We signed him when he was 16.
asserted
he → sign → him
We sponsored him and he turned professional with us.
asserted
he → sponsor → us
And he's been amazing and sort of taken the world by storm.
asserted
he → take → storm
But I'm confident he can do it."
asserted
he → do → it
Itauma would become the youngest heavyweight champion since Mike Tyson if he beats Hrgovic.
asserted
he → become → Hrgovic
He had initially been ordered to enter negotiations with Cuban Frank Sanchez for the vacant title and was given a deadline of 29 July.
asserted
He → order → July
However, Sanchez has agreed to step aside and will instead face the winner of the bout.
"We paid [Sanchez] some money.
asserted
We → agree → money
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