The Nigerian-born duo of Anthony Olaseni Oluwafemi Joshua and Moses Itauma have both received a surprise opportunity to fight for the World Boxing Council (WBC) title in October, Sports247 reports.
This follows a declaration by the new WBC champion, Agit Kabayel that he is ready to defend the heavyweight title against Joshua, Itauma or their fellow-British rival, Tyson Fury, a few days after he was elevated to full world champion after Oleksandr Usyk vacated his belts.
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While Joshua is a 2012 Olympic Games gold medalist and former two-time champion, Itauma is only 21 years old, but the rising star of the heavyweight division could well be a future opponent for the new WBC champion, if he beats Filip Hrgovic when they clash next month in London.
Rather than seek time to relish his new prize and avoid tough opposition in his first title defence, Kabayel is even ready to take on Joshua, Itauma or Fury as early as September, as the German former interim champion declared that he has no problem with taking on any opponent at short notice.
Kabayel declared emphatically, “For me, it’s no problem, I’ll fight with everyone. You can call me. My phone is here, please call me, I’ll fight with everyone. I want competition, I will fight with the best ones. For me, it’s no problem. I fight everyone.
“Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, when you think you have a chance to be a three-time world champion, let’s do it. Kabayel will wait for you. This is a big fight. We can make this also in Germany in a stadium. We can make this in the UK in a stadium. I think this is big, really big.”
