‘Moses Itauma is as exciting as Prince Naseem Hamed, we have big plans if he wins world title’

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Moses Itauma has the world at his feet if he wins a world title, his promoter Frank Warren explained.Warren has gone big and bold on young prodigy Itauma, who is proving him right with every punch he throws.Itauma is capturing the imagination of the boxing public, with huge anticipation over his trajectoryGettyThe 21-year-old has regularly been compared to Mike Tyson and even the greatest fighter of all-time Muhammad Ali.Now he is facing the biggest opportunity of his career, the chance to earn his stripes and be crowned as the second youngest heavyweight champion ever.He will step up against Filip Hrgovic with the IBF title on the line on home turf this weekend, and victory will be his breakout moment.Warren was full of glowing praise for Itauma, and put him up there with flamboyant legend Hamed.He said on the latest episode of talkBOXING: “At this stage of his career, 21 years of age, it is incredible.“He is one of, if not the most exciting fighter I’ve been involved with since Prince Naseem Hamed.“Everything he does, he has the speed, the boxing brain and the defence he has got is phenomenal.“This is a big test for him, a real deal that he is in with, but I’m hoping he will have the skills to win.“It is about doing your work, getting out and jumping back on Hrgovic and he is fantastic at that.“He’s a smart operator and for him this could be the fight that sends him on the road to massive glory.”Of course, any route of victory will be big for Itauma, but if he records a statement KO, his trail to the top won’t look back.Itauma’s next fights after Hrgovic if he winsFor the Chatham southpaw of course it is important to not look beyond the giant Croatian.But some of the glamour fights and big names will be at his beckoning call if he wins a world title at the first time of asking.Itauma can face some of the top fighters right now such as Agit Kabayel and British rival Daniel Dubois, if he is to chase unifications as soon as possible.And the prospect of him becoming a commercial superstar will need him to lead towards the biggest names including Dubois.Warren believes a showdown with Dubois will come, along with other unifications as part of exciting plans for the future.Watch Boxing on DAZN*If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenueSign up to DAZN to access the definitive subscription for boxing fans.Upgrade to DAZN Ultimate from just £24.99/month, guaranteeing access to 185+ fights annually, a minimum of 12 pay-per-views at no extra cost, as well as every Lega Serie A match and other elite football access.Alternatively, DAZN Standard is just £15.99/month, with the caveat you will have to pay for pay-per-view events.Click here to sign up.He continued: “I hear it, it’s an amazing fight.“It won’t be straight away, but we will make it in a few fights providing they both come through.“That fight has to go on in the summer in a football stadium, but when it goes on, these guys will be fighting in their prime.“That will happen and that will be one of few things that will be extra special.“We’ve got three of the belts our fighters are fighting for, and we want to make unification bouts.”The immediate destination will be a defence against Frank Sanchez providing he wins.But the next two years promise to be extremely exciting for Itauma, if he can navigate his toughest challenge to date.