Derek Chisora has named a heavyweight who he feels is the most appropriate comeback opponent for Moses Itauma to face in January.

According to promoter Frank Warren, the 21-year-old will return to action in the new year following his dramatic ninth-round stoppage defeat to Filip Hrgovic.

The pair squared off in August, with Itauma attempting to become the youngest world heavyweight champion since Mike Tyson dethroned Trevor Berbick in 1986.

After scoring an early knockdown and dominating the first eight rounds, however, the previously unbeaten prodigy was stopped on his feet and Hrgovic, instead, became the IBF champion.

As a result, the Croatian is expected to return to his home city of Zagreb and make a mandatory title defence against Frank Sanchez.

Itauma, meanwhile, could end up fighting in the same month of January, most likely against an opponent who is designed to rebuild his confidence.

Chisora, though, is keen for the southpaw to jump back into another 12-rounder, albeit while admitting that someone like Martin Bakole would be too great of a risk.

Instead, the heavyweight veteran has told media members, including Fight Hub TVthat British operators Frazer Clarke and Richard Riakporhe would make for suitable opponents.

“I wouldn’t put him in with Bakole yet. I think Frazer Clarke [could be an option]. [Or] he should fight Richard Riakporhe. That’s a good fight.”

Riakporhe, who has 16 knockouts from 20 wins, became the British heavyweight champion by dethroning Jeamie TKV with a fifth-round finish in April, while Clarke suffered a majority decision defeat to Justis Huni on the same card.

As for Bakole, the Congolese giant has not fought since his controversial draw with Efe Ajagba in May 2025.

Tyson Fury has given his immediate reaction to Daniel Dubois’ second-round finish over Fabio Wardley, believing the ruthless display can offer a foreshadowing of his own performance against Anthony Joshua.

Back in May, the two heavyweights engaged in a far more gruelling affair, with Dubois surviving two early knockdowns before orchestrating an 11th-round stoppage.

Towards the end of their encounter, things had become particularly one-sided and, because of that, Dubois was made a sizable favourite ahead of their rematch yesterday evening.

Yet still, some may have found it surprising that, this time around, it was he who scored a knockdown within the first 20 seconds after landing a sledgehammer right hand.

Quite remarkably, Wardley managed to climb back to his feet but, immediately, it became obvious that turning things around would be an almost impossible task.

And despite the 31-year-old’s best efforts, he was ultimately relieved of further punishment by trainer Ben Davison, who threw in the towel following a second-round onslaught from Dubois.

Taking to social media, Fury applauded the 29-year-old for retaining his WBO world title in such emphatic fashion while, at the same time, sending a warning to his next opponent.

“It was a very exciting heavyweight fight there between Dubois and Wardley – fair play to both guys. Well done to Daniel for retaining his belt with a good knockout – that’s how you get ‘em out of there, big Dan. And that’s exactly what’s gonna happen to AJ … spark out.”

🚨TYSON FURY REACTS TO DANIEL DUBOIS STOPPING FABIO WARDLEY….

Sends warning to Anthony Joshua pic.twitter.com/yRVFyJI2Av

— Boxing King Media (@boxingkingmedia) October 18, 2026

With Fury predicting an early finish against Joshua on December 11, it will be interesting to see whether he delivers on his word at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.

Sebastian Fundora needed almost every second of 12 rounds to stop Ermal Hadribeaj, finishing his stubborn challenger with a left hand after spending much of the fight battling him at close range.

The stoppage came at 2:59 of the final round at The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Fundora (25-1-1, 17 KOs) retained his WBC junior middleweight title for the fourth time, while Hadribeaj (23-1-1, 8 KOs) suffered his first professional defeat.

This was hard work for a champion who entered as a heavy favorite. Hadribeaj got underneath Fundora’s long arms, crowded him, and landed hard punches, making the early rounds competitive. Fundora followed him too often without creating the space needed to make his reach effective.

A long left briefly buzzed Hadribeaj in the second, but it didn’t persuade him to stay outside. He recovered and went straight back to forcing the fight inside.

Holding became a recurring feature. Referee Thomas Taylor deducted a point from Hadribeaj in the third round, then took another in the 11th as the challenger increasingly tried to prevent Fundora from working.

Between those penalties, Hadribeaj gave the champion plenty to handle. His harder individual shots competed with Fundora’s greater activity, and he continued coming forward even as the body punches accumulated.

Fundora eventually made that close-range fight work for him. Short punches and uppercuts gave him scoring opportunities, while his sustained attack downstairs made Hadribeaj pay for staying within reach.

The later rounds belonged more clearly to the champion. Hadribeaj could still land, but he was being outworked, and his attempts to crowd Fundora increasingly ended in holding rather than effective offense.

Fundora kept punching through the final round before landing the left hand that dropped and stopped Hadribeaj just before the bell. The finish rewarded his persistence, although the difficult early rounds showed how little he had done to keep the challenger at a distance.