{"id":60538,"date":"2025-08-20T15:04:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T15:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=60538"},"modified":"2025-08-20T15:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T15:04:56","slug":"lawrence-okolie-calls-out-moses-itauma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/lawrence-okolie-calls-out-moses-itauma\/","title":{"rendered":"Former World Champion Lawrence Okolie CALLS-OUT Moses Itauma For Heavyweight Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former two-weight world champion Lawrence Okolie has called-out Moses Itauma for a huge all-British heavyweight clash.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Itauma is looking for his next challenge following his one round demolition of Dillian Whyte, with Okolie throwing his name in the hat to face the 20-year-old next.<\/p>\n

Lawrence Okolie Calls-Out Moses Itauma<\/h2>\n

Former world champion Lawrence Okolie has officially called-out Moses Itauma to fight him next.<\/p>\n

Fresh of the back of his one round knockout of Dillian Whyte in Saudi Arabia on August 16, fans are speculating who the 20-year-old should fight next.<\/p>\n

Several names have been mentioned, one of which is Okolie. To add to that, ‘The Sauce’ himself has revealed he is open to the fight and is willing to step in the ring with the 13-0 heavyweight prospect next.<\/p>\n

Former GB Olympian Anthony Fowler once spoke of Itauma ‘winding’ Okolie when the pair sparred at Shane McGuigan’s gym several years ago, with Itauma reportedly just 16-year-old at the time.<\/p>\n

Whether or not these rumours are true, a real fight under the bright lights may materialise between the pair next.<\/p>\n

If it does, boxing betting sites<\/a> would undoubtedly list Itauma as a relatively heavy pre-fight favourite to beat the former WBO World Cruiserweight Champion. Not only that, but given his performances of late, Itauma would likely be odds on to win inside the distance too.<\/p>\n

An Itauma vs Okolie clash is certainly a main event, perhaps at the O2 Arena in London. If not a main event in London, then the prospective all-British heavyweight fight would certainly be an adequate co-main event or chief support to a world title fight somewhere in Saudi.<\/p>\n

His Excellency Turki Alalshikh is the man that could make this fight happen. Both Itauma and Okolie are now signed to Frank Warren’s Queensberry too, meaning a fight between the pair would be easy to make on paper at least.<\/p>\n

Following Okolie’s call-out of Itauma, it seems this fight is a genuine possibility next. That’s unless Itauma gets his shot at world honours, after Oleksandr Usyk responded to Itauma’s call-out<\/a>.<\/p>\n