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Promoters Ituma eye bakole figh: too far, too far, too early?

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Promoter Francis Warren says he is “absolutely” interested in the fight between a hefty weight claimant Martin Bakole And Moses Itauma. He says that if there is a fight with Bakole (21-2-1, 16 KO), “it will catch it with both hands” for Ituma (11-0, 9 Kos).

Until now, ITAUMA promoters show interest in Bakoler 300 LB, but will they sing another melody when it becomes functional, cutting up to the low years 280.? I would not be surprised if they did not want to get to know the bacon when he returned to the appearance, like a slim tiger who crushed the American hefty weight, Jared Anderson, in August last year.

ITAUMA opponents problem

Ituma will fight with the 10-tenthest one against Mike Balogun on Saturday, May 24, at SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. The event will be shown live in Dazn. Balogun (21-1, 16 KO) is a former NFL player with circumscribed experience and will be over his head against Itum. This is another example of the opposition that Ituma is fed.

“He is a tough guy. People give some criticism, but the Balogun may hit,” said the promoter Francis Warren Boxing TalkSport About the opponent of Moses Itaum, Mike Balogun, on Saturday. “He is an athlete. He is a former NFL player, so he is a naturally talented athlete and is wearing a great engine. He has great scouts.”

Balogun is completely unknown and disturbing is that Ituma is tailored to this kind of opposition. It would not be a huge deal if it was undetectable and was not excited as it is. But in the way British public opinion talked about Itaum, one might think that he had already captured the title of world champion and defended him half a dozen times.

“The only person who defeated him is Gassiev. He has 21-1. You can only overcome what is ahead of you. The guy who is ahead of him on Saturday evening is a phenomenon, Moses Itaum. Yes, we all expect Moses Itauma to go through it, but how does he go through it? Said Warren.

Gassiew knocked out Balogun in the second round in 2023. Certainly, the management of Ituma could find someone better than the Balogun.

Why does Ituma fight for little -known warriors, such as Balogun instead of actual rivals? With the way he is excited, he should have already been fighting pretenders at this stage in his career, and not with giving him the opposition.

Ituma should devote time to lap, because in the first round he knocked out five of the last seven opponents. The reason for this is matches. 20 -year -old Moses is tailored to tomato cans and is unable to boost better opposition. Finally, when Ituma faces someone who has real talent, he will fall apart like his brother, Karol, when he fought the first decent opponent in half.

The promoter wants to fight the bacols

“Let’s do it. Of course” Francis said asked if he would be interested in the fight between Itaum and Martin Bakole. “Until huge guys come, Moses learns. If Hrgovic or Bakols appear at some point this year, we will catch it with both hands, if we both agree that this is the right fight for Moses at that time.”

If ITAUMA vs. Bakole, Moses’ promoters could regret it. Ituma is not ready to fight even in the bacon version by 300 pounds. The first enormous bacon shot would probably pay Itauma and end his career as it is.

Coach Bakole, Billy Nelson, wants him to train before he is ready to fight Itaum at the end of the year. Until then, Bakole probably cut it until the mid -1980s and will be in the same condition in which he was when he destroyed Jared Anderson in August last year.

“Maybe he avoided because the fights are too challenging to do, because Billy is stalling all the time,” said Warren.

When the bacon is in shape, it is hazardous for everyone hefty in the division. Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, the two were aging Masters, never showed any interest in the fight against Bakole. They knew that he would break their career if they made a mistake, agreeing to fight him. Instead, they both played safely, fighting smaller guys and avoiding Bakole.

Last updated 22/22/2025

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Usyk Analyzes Anthony Joshuas Performance Against Kristian Prenga After Overcoming Two Knockdowns

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"Usyk Analyzes Anthony Joshua's Performance Against Kristian Prenga After Overcoming Two Knockdowns"

Oleksandr Usyk has shared his reaction to Anthony Joshua‘s dramatic knockout victory against Kristian Prenga.

Usyk nearly suffered his own shock defeat in May when he was pushed to the limit by kickboxing star Rico Verhoevenand two months on it was nrw teammate Joshua’s turn to come close to a massive upset loss that would have stunned the heavyweight division.

The Brit was dropped twice by massive underdog Prenga in the opening round of their clash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but ‘AJ’ managed to recover and record a big knockdown of his own in the second round that resulted in the stoppage victory.

Joshua and Usyk now train together, having famously had two battles for the unified world heavyweight title in 2021 and 2022, and the Ukrainian has had his say on his stablemate’s victory over Prenga.

Speaking to TalkSporttwo-time undisputed champion Usyk praised Joshua, insisting ‘AJ is back’ before predicting that Joshua will now claim a knockout win over long-term rival Tyson Fury in his next bout.

“Anthony Joshua is next undisputed champion. First round it’s a test but AJ is back.

It’s boxing, [the] big upper cut is good, it’s a knockdown. AJ [come] back and win.

“Greedy Belly [Fury] will speak now and say weak chin, Greedy Belly get out. AJ wins [against Fury], [he will] knock him out.”

Fury was victorious on Friday as he earned a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach in Thailand, paving the way for the showdown against Joshua later this year.

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Jake Paul Reacts to Anthony Joshuas Stunning Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Two Early Knockdowns

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Jake Paul was the last man to fight Anthony Joshua and he has now revealed his verdict on AJ’s chaotic victory over Kristian Prenga.

Joshua went up against Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturdayin a clash that was expected to be a comfortable win for the former world heavyweight champion in order to set up the long overdue battle against Tyson Fury.

Any hopes of seeing that clash were nearly ended after AJ was dropped twice in the opening round of the bout, though he was able to recover and claim the second round knockout to come out on top and prevent a stunning shock upset from taking place.

Saturday’s outing saw Joshua back in the ring for the first time since his sixth round triumph over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul back in Decemberand now ‘The Problem Child’ himself has shared his reaction to his former rival’s victory over Prenga.

Posting on social mediaPaul praised AJ for earning the win, after returning to action following the tragic car crash he was involved in at the end of last year which took the lives of his two close friends.

“Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through. Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.”

The win for Joshua should now tee up for meeting with Fury later this year, after ‘The Gypsy King’ held up his end of the bargain by also securing a win in his warm-up bout on Friday, securing a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach.

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshuas Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshua's Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

Anthony Joshua may have earned a knockout win over Kristian Prenga but the fight certainly didn’t unfold as most people expected.

Joshua was facing the Albanian in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, and it looked like a massive upset could be on the cards when he was dropped twice in the opening round.

‘AJ’ was able to recover and went on to secure a second round knockout victory to prevent the shock lossseemingly paving the way for the battle against Tyson Fury later this year.

One man who was ringside to witness the battle was former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellewand he praised Joshua’s ability to turn things around in the fight after describing it as ‘chaos’.

“We predicted round two but I don’t think we foresaw that. That was chaos. He doesn’t see the uppercut coming and finds himself on the floor without knowing how he got there.

“The second one he did see it coming and he was able to clench down on the jaw. He got up and then the experience that he has he used tonight because he tied him up. Against Andy Ruiz he didn’t know what he was doing and didn’t know how to do that, but tonight he did.

“He showed once again there is no quit. To be that hurt in the first round and get up, that’s the recoveries of power. People talk about your chin, but it’s not, it’s the level of fitness that gets you up from the floor.

“When Joshua gets a fighter hurt he’s the best finisher in the division. Whenever he hurts someone they’re gone. I haven’t seen him drop anybody and they survive, only Andy Ruiz. He’s a ruthless finisher.”

The clash between Joshua and Fury is now expected to be announced soon for later this year, after Fury won his own interim fight on Friday by defeating Mariusz Wach.

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