Frank Warren has witnessed a lot of young fighters come through his promotion over the years. Ricky Hatton, Naseem Hamed, and plenty of others who arrived with big reputations and delivered.

However, ahead of Saturday’s fight in Manchester, Warren says Moses Itauma stands apart from all of them. Warren told DAZN News:

I have to be very, very honest with you, I’ve had a lot of young, really good, talented young fighters at an early age work for me,

Ricky Hatton, Naz, all of them. And as a heavyweight at his age, I mean, he’s 21 now. At his age, he is without a doubt the most talented and the best I’ve seen at this moment in time.

Moses Itauma is ‘Unbelievable’

The praise doesn’t stop there. Warren pointed to how rare it is for a heavyweight to turn pro in his teens (citing Mike Tyson and Daniel Dubois as the few who’ve done it) and suggested Itauma is already on a comparable trajectory.

I think he’s unbelievable for his age,” Warren said. “I would really, really like to see him fight for a world title this year.

Warren acknowledged the step up in opposition.

He’s in with an experienced guy who’s going to take the fight to him,” he said. “This is by no means a foregone conclusion.

Itauma, 13-0 (11 KOs), headlines the Queensberry Promotions Magnificent 7 card at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester on March 28th, live on DAZN.

He faces Jermaine Franklin, a 24-2 American veteran who went the distance with both Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte in previous UK appearances. For Itauma, it’s a credibility test: Franklin is the first man brought in specifically to challenge him rather than be dismantled.