Itauma v Hrgovic & Mayer v Cameron - all you need to know
All you need to know about Moses Itauma v Filip Hrgovic and Mikaela Mayer v Chantelle Cameron before the fights on Saturday.
Itauma has been earmarked for greatness since he was a teenager. He was sparring seasoned professionals while still at school.
Frank Warren took notice after seeing the schoolboy hold his own against one of his heavyweights and began sponsoring him before eventually signing him to Queensberry as a professional.
The 21-year-old has since lived up to the hype. His two biggest wins came against Dillian Whyte, who he stopped in the first round in August 2025, and Jermaine Franklin, who he knocked out in the fifth round in March.
Victory over Hrgovic would see Itauma become the second-youngest heavyweight world champion in history, behind Mike Tyson.
The IBF title became vacant after Oleksandr Usyk vacated his heavyweight belts, with the organisation initially ordering Itauma to face Cuban Frank Sanchez. Itauma had already agreed to fight Hrgovic, however, and Sanchez has accepted a step-aside deal that guarantees him a shot at the winner.
If Itauma can get through Hrgovic - an Olympic bronze medallist with a wealth of top-level experience - and then Sanchez, an all-British unification fight with either Daniel Dubois or Fabio Wardley could be on the horizon next year.
Dubois dethroned Wardley with an 11th-round stoppage in May to win the WBO title, with a rematch expected to take place in October.
