{"id":52285,"date":"2025-09-07T04:39:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T08:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/anthony-joshua-would-take-a-world-title-fight-with-moses-itauma-in-a-heartbeat-says-promoter-eddie-hearn-boxing-news\/07\/09\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T04:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T08:39:56","slug":"anthony-joshua-would-take-a-world-title-fight-with-moses-itauma-in-a-heartbeat-says-promoter-eddie-hearn-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/anthony-joshua-would-take-a-world-title-fight-with-moses-itauma-in-a-heartbeat-says-promoter-eddie-hearn-boxing-news\/07\/09\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua would take a world title fight with Moses Itauma ‘in a heartbeat’, says promoter Eddie Hearn | Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A fight between Anthony Joshua and Moses Itauma could be made, but a world title would have to be on the line says promoter Eddie Hearn.<\/p>\n

Itauma is in the early stages of his professional career, but has shown his promise and his capabilities in a lightning-quick demolition of Dillian Whyte.<\/p>\n

Joshua is 15 years older than Itauma and has already been a unified heavyweight champion twice before.<\/p>\n

Itauma’s promoter, Frank Warren told Sky Sports<\/em>: “I’d do that [AJ-Itauma fight] tomorrow. It isn’t going to happen. First of all they’ve got the same trainer [in Ben Davison].”<\/p>\n

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But Warren added: “That’s a great domestic bust-up.”<\/p>\n

Eddie Hearn, who represents Joshua, could see a fight with Itauma happening, if it was for a world heavyweight championship.<\/p>\n

“I don’t really look at the Moses fight and think that’s a fight for AJ,” Hearn told Sky Sports<\/em>. “There’s many reasons for that. One, what do you gain out if it?<\/p>\n

“Moses is a very good fighter. If you win you’ve beat up a 20-year-old. If you lose you’ve lost to a 20-year-old and your career’s over. It’s a dangerous fight, I rate Moses very highly.”<\/p>\n

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But the promoter noted: “AJ, his decision would be completely different. He would probably be bang up for fighting Moses. He’d find that exciting and if there was a chance to fight Moses for the world heavyweight title, we’d take it in a heartbeat.”<\/p>\n

While Hearn admires Itauma, for all of the young heavyweight’s abilities he cautions against rushing him.<\/p>\n

“I think that Moses has a lot of work to do. He’s an extraordinary talent but we have no idea if he can tick the boxes that are required to be a true great and a true champion in the division,” Hearn said. “What’s his chin like? What’s it like when it gets really tough in the trenches?<\/p>\n

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“Now he could tick all those boxes, I’m not questioning those, but you’ve got to show them and we’ve seen it [go wrong] over the years time and time again.<\/p>\n

“The reality is, Moses hasn’t fought anyone really yet,” Hearn added. “I want to see Moses against [Agit] Kabayel, against [Martin] Bakole, against Jarrell Miller. Someone who can stand up to him, take him four, five, six rounds and then ask some questions.<\/p>\n

“Moses is going to be a world heavyweight champion\u2026 But I would take it a little bit slower.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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A fight between Anthony Joshua and Moses Itauma could be made, but a world title would have to be on the line