EDUCATING MOSES ITAUMA

About this episode

The episode discusses Moses Itauma's upcoming fight and various boxing news, including retirements and historical match highlights.

The man widely regarded as the next dominant heavyweight, Moses Itauma, continues his education against Jermaine Franklin this weekend. But what to expect from Franklin? Nobody expects him to win but some are predicting he’ll be the first to provide the youngster with a semblance of a test. Over in America, Keith Thurman looks to roll back the years against Sebastian Fundora. Will the ‘Towering Inferno’ prove a leap too far? Closer to home, Michael Conlan announced his retirement, George Liddard came through a difficult assignment, the death of Ricky Hatton is explored and in Australia, Jai Opetaia again wakes up as an ex-champion without having lost a fight. In This Week, we point the time machine to 2000 and Diego Corrales duelling with Derrick Gainer as he readies for Floyd Mayweather. What’s that beautiful noise you hear? It’s The Opening Bell, folks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Christie, Alex Steedman

Guest: Moses Itauma

Topics covered

• heavyweight boxing
• Moses Itauma
• fight analysis
• boxing news
• retirement
• historical fights

Keywords

• Moses Itauma
• Jermaine Franklin
• Keith Thurman
• Sebastian Fundora
• boxing news
• retirement
• Diego Corrales
• Floyd Mayweather

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