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DAZN News Daily Round-Up: Itauma backed by Allen, Inoue lessons learned
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DAZN News rounds up the biggest boxing stories on Thursday, August 27.
Is world champion pressure on Moses Itauma?
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Allen backs Moses in three
Moses Itauma will dispatch Filip Hrgovic inside three rounds, according to Dave Allen - but the latter is surprised the Croatian is such an outsider too.
'The White Rhino' was stopped by the former Olympian on his Doncaster homecoming in May, but told his YouTube channel he expects a reverse.
“I’m going to go for the fight to be over inside three, and I’d imagine it’ll be Itauma, but Hrgovic, he ain’t coming to make up the numbers," he stated.
"So [it’s] very interesting. I think Hrgovic is very underestimated in this one. I have to go with Itauma, but the odds [against Hrgovic] did surprise me."
Inoue feted by ex-rival
Naoya Inoue will not make errors in any super-bout with Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez, with former rival Ramon Cardenas expecting a star ready for top gear.
'The Monster' has been linked to a clash with the American for his next order, though he has suggested he would be content to walk away from matters too.
Cardenas, who famously dropped Inoue, believes the Japanese prizefighter would likely manage his minutes well in any such encounter with Rodriguez.
"I think he learned from his mistakes,” Cardenas told The Ring. “With fighters like that, he’ll mess up one time. He’s not going to mess up the second time."
Briggs makes Fury claim
Ex-WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs has made a bold claim he is in discussions to face off with Tommy Fury in his first bout in a decade.
'The Cannon', who defeated George Foreman and lost to Lennox Lewis and Vitali Klitschko across his career, has not fought since a quick 2016 win.
But Boxing Scene has reported that the 54-year-old is pursuing a clash with cruiserweight star Fury, the younger brother of heavyweight champion Tyson.
The latter defeated strongman Eddie Hall by decision in his first bout for over a year this past July in Manchester, and is looking for his next opponent.
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