Join the Miguel Delaney team: Inside Football Get exclusive insights and behind-the scenes access to the Miguel Delaney: inside newsletter Football Join the Miguel Delaney Inside newsletter Football newsletterFrank Warren has revealed that Moses Itauma will no longer fight on December 13 alongside Derek Chisora and will instead pursue a fight with Kubrat Pulev for the WBA ‘Regular’ heavyweight title that was ordered by the governing body.The Queensberry boss claimed Pulev cannot avoid the WBA-mandated fight with Itauma despite announcing a fight with former cruiserweight world champion, Murat Gassiev, to take place in December, and insisted he can’t risk putting Itauma on a show if a fight with Pulev suddenly becomes available. Warren said: “We’ve got to see what happens with the Pulev situation, because the WBA ordered that fight [Itauma vs Pulev]. He can’t get out of it, and we’ll see where we go with it.“The WBA have not sanctioned that fight [Pulev vs Gassiev] to my knowledge. How can you sanction a fight when you are putting another [Itauma vs Pulev] one out?“If we take him and say he’s fighting, then they will say ‘well, he’s not ready to fight’ and they will want the Gassiev fight, and we don’t want to go down that route.” Subscribe to DAZN now to watch over 185 fights a yearopen image in galleryDerek Chisora perdió por decisión dividida ante Kubrat Pulev en 2016 (Bongarts/Getty Images)Since his first-round demolition job on Dillian Whyte in August, Itauma has been publicly struggling to find an opponent, initially being linked to names like Filip Hrgovic, David Adeleye and Michael Hunter. It was before the WBA forced Pulev to defend the WBA (Regular title) against Itauma, after his voluntary defense period expired. Pulev hasn’t fought for almost a full year, since he won the WBA secondary belt by unanimous decision against MahmoudCharr. Pulev has been given 30 calendar days to negotiate with Itauma before the November 14 deadline. DAZN is the Global Home of Boxing. You will never miss a match from a top promoter. You can watch on any device, anywhere and anytime. Buy NowADVERTISEMENT. You will earn a commission when you sign up for this service. The revenue generated by this service helps fund the journalism at The Independent. Enjoy over 185 fights each year on DAZN.com, the Global Home of Boxing.Never miss an event from top promoters. Watch anywhere and at any time. Buy NowADVERTISEMENT. This service will pay us a commission for signing up. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.If the fight between Pulev and Gassiev has not been sanctioned as Warren claims, then Pulev will either be forced to fight Itauma or forfeit his belt – the Brit will have to patiently wait for the outcome either way and will now likely not fight until next year.With Itauma now off the December 13 card in Manchester, Warren confirmed that the show will be headlined by a trilogy fight between Derek Chisora and Dillian Whyte – which could be the 50th and final fight of Chisora’s career. DAZN offers access to the world’s biggest fights, and the best fighters.
2025-10-27 13:00:38
Frank Warren delivers major update on Moses Itauma’s next fight
