Nigerian-born World Boxing Organisation (WBO) heavyweight champion, Daniel ‘Dynamite’ Dubois says he’s ready to face his compatriot, Moses Itauma any time soon, now that they are both in their prime, Sports247 reports.
Although Itauma recently lost his chance to become the world’s second youngest heavyweight champion ever, following a knockout by Filip Hrgovic, Dubois still rates the lad with a father who hails from Akwa Ibom State very high.
Consequently, Dubois, whose mother is from Nigeria, conceded that he has to tango early with Itauma in order to avoid repeating the long delay that fellow-Nigerian-born Brit, Anthony Olaseni Oluwafemi Joshua faced before an agreement was reached with Tyson Fury.
‘The Battle of Britain’ between Joshua and Fury is now scheduled for next month in Cardiff, Wales, but Dubois insinuated that they are both spent forces and pointed out that, if he is to fight Itauma, they must do it sooner rather than later.
As it were, Dubois is currently a two-time heavyweight champion and now 29 years old, while Itauma is just 21 and already a world title challenger, which would make any bout between them a huge talking point in terms of Britain’s progession across generations.
That talking point has now been raised graphically by Dubois, who stated boldly that he can see Itauma as a short-term future opponent for him, because there is a lesson to draw from the delay between Joshua and Fury – which simply is: Don’t wait too long!
“I want to fight him sooner. Moses, anyone who can give me a challenge. All the toughest fighters out there I want to face,” said Dubois, who showed his full force when he retained his WBO title in just two rounds of his rematch with Fabio Wardley, which left him rating himself as the current hardest puncher in world boxing.
Dubois then recalled the setbacks he faced in his career – stoppage loss to Joe Joyce, beaten twice by Oleksandr Usyk – and declared that they only helped to shape him into the top fighter he now is and a one of the best heavyweights in the world.
“Who’s had a career like mine? Coming back from losses and then banging out good fighters. So, I’ve been showing myself that I’ve got that power for a long time. Broken me down and rebuilt me again a few times. It’s interesting.
“Of course, from the first fight with Joe Joyce, a few, Usyk and all those events, I feel like they make you stronger. I’d say, call it determination, just call it determination … will to win and a little bit crazy. So, it’s good.”
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