Nigerian-born youthful boxer, Moses Itauma, has started his official countdown to this Saturday’s world title fight with a creative promotional video on social media, highlighting his training and relaying comments regarding his ambition in the ring.
Sports247 reports that the boxer with a Nigerian father and mother from Slovakia is already being hyped as ‘the latest real deal in boxing history,’ but experts believe he will get his biggest test so far when he steps into the ring in London against Filip Hrgovic of Croatia.
As the countdown gets tighter to the International Boxing Federation (IBF) fight for the belt, which could make Itauma Britain’s youngest ever world champion, the Nigerian-born fighter has dropped a heart-pumping pre-fight trailer to herald his date with destiny.
‘The Chatham Clubber’ takes on the Croat for the vacant IBF heavyweight title, ahead of which DAZN released an epic pre-fight trailer for Itauma, in the same style as Nike’s iconic commercials to highlight the lad’s maiden world title bid, which will be broadcast live.
Fight experts also believe the bout could be the beginning of a new era in boxing’s heavyweight division, with Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury already on their way out, while British fans are eager to see the potential coronation of a new king of the ring reigning from their country.
A report by the UK’s SunSport revealed, “Ahead of the potential dawn of a new era, DAZN have released an epic trailer to promote the bout. The first-person-view trailer gives an insight into the daily life of the slick southpaw, including a boxer’s early-morning wake-up call to go for a run.
“The promo, which is shot in the style of Nike‘s iconic footie ads from the noughties, also features Itauma going through all the obligations of a sporting superstar. It sees the 21-year-old attending a photoshoot and a pre-fight press conference.
“Itauma also gets a taste of the high life by attending a swanky movie premiere in Leicester Square. The slickly shot promotional package ends with the knockout artist arriving at The O2 in a helicopter before striding to the ring for what could be the biggest fight of his career.”
Sports247 reports further that Itauma, who was born in Slovakia but fights out of Chatham, Kent, is an undefeated 21-year-old lethal southpaw boxing sensation widely regarded as the future of the division, as he has taken the sport by storm with his rare blend of explosive power and hand speed.
He is currently trained by Ben Davison and backed by Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, who have guided him to a professional record of 14 wins and no defeats (12 via knockout), after an amateur mark of 24 straight wins (11 KOs), following which he became a triple pro-champ.
Itauma has been champion with the Commonwealth, WBO Intercontinental and WBA International belts, following which he will become the second-youngest heavyweight world champion in boxing history, after Mike Tyson, if he wins on Saturday at The O2 Arena in London.
The British Young Boxer of the Year 2025 was born in Kežmarok, Slovakia, to a Nigerian father and Slovak mother, with his older sibling being light-heavyweight boxer Karol Itauma, who was the youngster’s first inspiration in the pugilist’s sport.
He and his family experienced racism in Slovakia and decided to migrate to England in search of new opportunities that the East European nation did not provide; so they moved to Chatham, Kent, when the new star of global heavyweight boxing was just three years old.
