“The Briton will rise from sixth place to the first but should miss Joseph Parker”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
The Main Cardie took place a fight of the heavy weight (more than 90.7 kg) between the undefeated British Mozes Ituma (12-0, 10 KO) and American Michael Balogun (21-2, 16 KO).
The 20-year-old Ituma sent his opponent three times to knockdown and forced the referee to stop unilateral beating. After a spectacular victory, the President of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Gustavo Olivieri said that the British would rise from the sixth position in the ranking to the first.
This place allows you to claim the title of the world champion owned by Ukrainian Alexander Usyk, but the British will have to miss Joseph Parker. The fact is that the New Zealander is a mandatory contender on the organization.
For this reason, the winner of the Usik -Duba confrontation should meet the parker first, and then it is likely that the audience will see a title battle with the participation of Mozes, which is considered one of the most promising over the world.
🚨 mosses itauma is now the wbo’s #1 Ranked Heavyweight Contender. Joseph Parker OWNS The WBO interim Belt and so will be their Next Mandatom Challenger for Oleksandr USYK.Really Hope Moses Itauma Isn’s
– Boxing Fightzone (@bfightzone) May 25, 2025