Itauma vs. Franklin on January 24

Moses Itauma (13-0, 11 KOs) will fight Jermaine Franklin (24-2, 15 KOs) on January 24 in Manchester, UK.

20-year-old Itauma is one of most exciting young fighters in the world, but has had difficulties finding opponents.

He stopped former world title contender Dillian Whyte in just one round in August this year.

“We are thrilled to be delivering such a strong Magnificent 7 [card] for the fans in our first UK show of 2026,” promoter Frank Warren said.

“It is a statement of intent for the New Year and a sign of things to come.

“This show will also effectively celebrate my 45th year in the professional business and I believe this card certainly does justice to the occasion and I am very happy to have our heavyweight prodigy Moses topping the bill in another perfect test of his unquestionable credentials against a very tough American in Jermaine Franklin.”

Training under Ben Davison, Itauma has positioned himself as the next face of the heavyweight division and should be in contention to fight for a world title in 2026.