Carl Froch has weighed in on Moses Itauma’s chances against Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois as both of them could soon be ordered to face the rising star.

Before anything else Wardley must first defend his WBO title against Dubois on May 9, headlining the Queensberry show at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.

The 31-year-old was promoted from interim heavyweight champion to full heavyweight champion following his victory over Joseph Parker, which resulted in a stunning 11th-round finish last October.

Meanwhile, Dubois hasn’t fought since his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk in July, when he was vacated as the IBF champion following an emphatic fifth-round stoppage.

As for Itauma, he will likely be considered the mandatory challenger for the WBO title, which puts him in line to fight the Wardley-Dubois winner.

The 21-year-old has a fifth-round advantage over Jermaine Franklin, who went down and was stopped for the first time in his career.

While Itauma has yet to establish himself at the world level, his performance in March suggests that Itauma is capable of competing with the likes of Wardley and Dubois.

In fact, Hall of Famer Froch expressed his opinion on his YouTube channel: Froch About the fightthat this uncompromising genius is more than ready for such a challenge.

“I think Moses beats them both. Obviously Daniel Dubois has that punch that can catch him, as does Fabio Wardley, but I just don’t think they’re good enough [to beat him].

“When you look at Itauma and his speed – footwork, punch combination… power – he is just very, very good.”

Itauma is scheduled to return to action on July 25which means his maiden world title shot – if it were to happen now – most likely won’t be for the WBO belt.

It’s also worth noting that Itauma trains at the same gym as Wardley, which is a clear obstacle to their potential fight.

David Benavidez set a clear stance after his victory over Gilberto Ramirez, saying that the fight with Jai Opetaia would not take place on Zuffa’s terms.

“I don’t know why he went to Zuffa,” Benavidez said after his victory over Ramirez. “I’m not going to go out there and fight for Zuffa’s title. Dana White hasn’t shown that he wants to fight PBC or DAZN. If we can come to an agreement and have a large fight, let’s do it.”

The timing of Opetai’s transfer to Zuffa Boxing is extremely convenient for Benavidez. By signing Dana White, Opetaia lost his IBF title. Benavidez is now using this lack of equipment as a reason to ignore this fight, seeing it as a step back as he wants the older and unified titles.

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Canelo Alvarez explained why he left the T-Mobile Arena just as David Benavidez was preparing for a ruthless performance against Gilberto Ramirez.

“The Mexican Monster” defeated Ramirez and became the three-weight world championwho was vacated of the WBO and WBA cruiserweight titles after a sixth-round stoppage.

Before the finish, Benavidez scored a fourth-round knockdown in his first 200-pound appearance, where his speed is a key advantage against a naturally larger opponent.

This became strikingly obvious to Ramirez, who had to climb to the canvas for the first time in his career.

There was little hope of an extraordinary turn of events as the 34-year-old fell to the floor for a second time and remained on his knee, suffering a nasty swelling in his right eye.

Shortly after raising his hand, Benavidez called out former undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo, who was only present for the undercard fight between Jaime Munguia and Armando Resendiz.

Supporting his stablemate, Alvarez watched as Munguia dethroned Resendiz by unanimous decision to win the WBA 168-pound world title.

But then Canelo didn’t feel like hanging around and talking Fighting Hub TV that he has no intention of watching the main event from ringside.

“I just came to see Jaime Mungia.”

While Canelo has never expressed much enthusiasm about their potential showdown, there still appears to be a glimmer of hope for Benavidez.

Either way, the WBC delicate heavyweight champion will likely drop back down to 175 pounds, perhaps in pursuit of an undisputed matchup with Dmitry Bivol.