Moses Itauma tipped for fights with Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury winner or Daniel Dubois to find out who’s British boss

MOSES ITAUMA is at the centre of a fight to find out who is the boss of British heavyweight boxing. Itauma challenges for the vacant IBF world title on August 29 against Filip Hrgovic. Moses Itauma is at the centre of a fight to find out who is the boss of British heavyweight boxing Credit: PA Daniel Dubois is being touted as a future opponent for Itauma Credit: Getty Tyson Fury is set to finally fight Anthony Joshua Credit: Getty But the British grudge match is heading to American Credit: Getty And Daniel Dubois is set to defend the WBO belt he won against Fabio Wardley in May in a rematch set for October. The final piece of the Brit puzzle could then be solved in November with Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury in talks for an overdue grudge match. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! Promoter Frank Warren beamed: “The British heavyweight scene is alight. “You’ve got the big fight coming up with the two senior heavyweights in Tyson and AJ. “Everybody is obviously waiting for that to happen in November and be announced. And in the meantime you’ve got all these guys all jockeying around. “Moses, Daniel Dubois who holds a belt, who is a champion. Fabio Wardley who is going to challenge him in October. “Plus the others that are all there. This is, you know, for the British heavyweight scene it is just amazing. “When I think, when I took my license out with the Board of Control 46 years ago, I look at this and it is amazing because there were no Brits had won the world heavyweight title at that stage.” Most read in Sport BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS The Home of Boxing in 2026 There's a massive year of boxing ahead! It’s shaping up to be a blockbuster year of action inside the boxing ring. The Gypsy King has beaten Mariusz Wach in his second fight of the year to set up a huge fight with Anthony Joshua And AJ did the same, knocking out Kristian Prenga in the second round of a thrilling encounter – the Brit was knocked down twice in the opening round. Now fans are looking forward to Moses Itauma’s return for his toughest fight yet against Filip Hrgovic in August. Here’s all the big fights coming up… August Sat 15 – Claressa Shields vs Kaye Scott – DAZN Sat 29 – Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic – DAZN September Sat 12 – Conor Benn vs Ryan Garcia – DAZN *If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenue. Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic - all the info Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic face off for the IBF heavyweight world title Itauma taking on the winner of AJ and Fury’s expected super-fight in New York could be a fitting passing of the torch moment. And Warren said: “I think all of those fights are available. All of those fights are there to be done if the fighters want to do them. “And as I say, exciting times. What a great fight that if Moses comes through, Daniel Dubois down the road. “Two massive punchers. What a fight that would be. That’s a stadium filler all day long.” Itauma gets his crack at the IBF title – which was vacated by Oleksandr Usyk in June – at the O2 Arena. Cuban Frank Sanchez agreed to take a step aside fee in order for the 21-year-old prodigy to face Hrgovic, 34. But the winner is contractually obliged to fight Sanchez afterwards. Dubois, 28, got off the floor twice to come back and stop Wardley, 31, in round 11 of their thriller with the rematch in the process of being finalised. The winner of that bout is already touted to take on Itauma at Wembley in 2027 as part of a long line of Great British stadium bouts. And with fans facing the disappointment of Joshua, 36, and Fury, 37, heading Stateside, Warren is keen to keep his stable on home soil. He said: “I want a passionate audience. I want the guys to be there, get behind these fellas. I mean you know we’ve seen it. “When we did that fight, when we brought Tyson back from America and he fought Dillian Whyte. “I mean that still holds the record for the biggest grossing event that they’ve had at Wembley Stadium, a one-day event over anything, anything that’s ever taken place there. “And to be putting those type of events on in that atmosphere is just nothing but fantastic. “When Daniel Dubois fought AJ at Wembley, how good was that? How great was the atmosphere? “So of course I love it as a fan and the British fans are the best. And you know, we’re going to make sure all these fights happen here.” Comment now