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Moses Itauma reveals shock location he is targeting for 'end goal' fight
Moses Itauma has revealed that fighting in Nigeria is ‘the end goal’ for him after he was in attendance for the ‘Chaos in the Ring’ card in Lagos last night.
Itauma was born in Slovakia before moving to Chatham, Kent, as a child – but his father is Nigerian, and Itauma said he felt welcomed by the people after returning for the first time in 15 years.
“Of course I want to box here," Itauma told DAZN. “That’s the end goal. When I look at people in Nigeria, I know these are my people, the way they embrace me.
“I feel like it’s one of these things that has been talked about for a long time but never been executed. Now I think we are coming to the closing stages of trying to execute a fight in Nigeria.
“Someone asked me off the plane about my belts and said they were proud of me. They said I’m Nigerian and doing well, so they’re proud of me. It’s kind of hard to turn down people like that.”
Fighting in Nigeria is an opportunity that has been supported by other big names in boxing, like Amir Khan, who helped promote the show and also put on an event in Ghana recently.
Anthony Joshua, Lawrence Okolie and David Adeleye also share Nigerian heritage and have expressed an interest in fighting there – Okolie and Adeleye were in attendance last night in Lagos alongside Itauma.
Itauma's next fight won't be in Nigeria as it has been confirmed by his promoter Frank Warren that he will return on December 13 in Manchester to continue his inevitable march towards a world title shot.
He shocked the world in his last outing by not just beating a former world title challenger in Dillian Whyte, but breezing past him in less than a round.
Michael Hunter and Adeleye have both been named as options for Itauma’s next opponent.
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