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Frank Warren Names 3 Moses Itauma Opponents For After Dillian Whyte Fight

Frank Warren already knows who he wants Moses Itauma to fight next after Dillian Whyte.
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London Promoter Frank Warren with Moses Itauma
London Promoter Frank Warren with Moses Itauma | IMAGO / PA Images

Boxing heavyweight super-prospect Moses Itauma (12-0, 10 KOs) is facing the toughest test of his career on August 16, when he faces former title challenger Dillian Whyte (31-3, 21 KOs) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Despite Whyte's pedigree and everything he has accomplished in his career to this point, most are already writing him off against the still-20-year-old Itauma, who is one of the brightest heavyweight prospects in the sweet science since Mike Tyson.

What's for sure is that if Itauma gets past Whyte (especially if he does so with ease), just about every fight in the division becomes available to him. While some believe Itauma is ready to compete against the Oleksandr Usyk's and Tyson Fury's of the world right now, the smart choice would likely be to slow his ascension down somewhat, so that he's 100% prepared when those massive fights arrive.

Frank Warren Lists Three Potential Opponents for Moses Itauma After Dillian Whyte

Moses Itauma
Moses Itauma | IMAGO/PA Images

The man who's currently in charge of Itauma's career trajectory is Frank Warren, who is the head man af Queensberry Promotions. And in an August 13 article from BoxingScene's Elliot Worsell, Warren is quoted speaking about potential next opponents for Itauma if he dispatches Whyte on Saturday.

“There are fights out there for him. I like [Otto] Wallin, [Filip] Hrgovic, or [Zhilei] Zhang," Warren said. "I think those three fights are the kinds of fights we’ll be looking at for the next 12 months before we get to next summer and we start talking about some serious top-level guys for world titles. But those three fights make sense to me."

Itauma matching up against either Wallin, Zhang, or Hrgovic would be a massive test and would be fascinating theater for any boxing fan.

When speaking about this upcoming matchup against Whyte, Warren added, “There are fights we can take at the right time and for the right reasons. I’ve got the utmost respect for Dillian, but he’s probably reached a point in his career now when he needs an injection into his career. He needs a fast-forward button put on his career. 

“For me, it’s the perfect fight for Moses, because if he goes and beats Dillian, he’s beaten someone who was number one with the WBC and has boxed at the highest level. If he beats him in serious style, everybody’s going to really sit up and take notice," Warren continued.

There's no doubt that the heavyweight division will be keeping a close eye on Itauma if he finishes Whyte.

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Grant Young is a Staff Writer for On SI’s Boxing, New York Mets, Indiana Fever, and Women’s Fastbreak sites. Before joining SI in 2024, he wrote for various boxing and sports verticals such as FanBuzz and NY Fights. Young has a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master’s degree in creative writing with an emphasis on sports nonfiction from the University of San Francisco, where he played five seasons of Division 1 baseball. He fought Muay Thai professionally in Thailand in 2023, loves a good essay, and is driven crazy trying to handle a pitpull puppy named Aura. Young lives in San Diego and was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.