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Meet Queensberry and Frank Warren's rising heavyweight stars
Frank Warren and Queensberry Promotions begun a new era on Saturday night with the promotion's first show live on DAZN.
When it comes to the heavyweight division, there is no promoter who is more dominant than Warren who has a vast array of talent in his stable.
Here DAZN News introduces some of those rising stars and who fight fans should be keeping an eye on.
Moses Itauma
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- Nationality: British
- Age: 20
- Record: 11-0 (9 KOs)
He may be just 20 years old, but Moses Itauma has fast become one of the most feared names in heavyweight boxing.
His first round knockout win over Demsey McKean in December on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk's rematch with Tyson Fury sent shockwaves around the boxing world with many calling for a world title shot in the not too distant future.
However, while some are eager to see Itauma become Britain's youngest heavyweight champion, his career needs to be guided with extreme care in a thriving heavyweight division where just about anyone can beat anyone.
Itauma has the perfect mentor in Warren to guide him through the crazy world of boxing, and after taking Daniel Dubois to the IBF world heavyweight title despite notable setbacks, Itauma can be content that his time will come.
One thing is for sure, fight fans can expect all-guns blazing when Itauma steps into the ring and there is no doubt this rising heavyweight star will be active in 2025 and beyond.
Fabio Wardley
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- Nationality: British
- Age: 30
- Record: 18-0-1 (17 KOs)
Fabio Wardley is a name becoming more known to the wider boxing fanbase, and his journey into his current position as a former British champion was a unique one.
Instead of turning professional from the amateur ranks, Wardley instead learned the tips of the trade on the White Collar circuit.
Turning professional in April 2017, Wardley quickly established himself as a heavy puncher with his seventh round knockout win over David Adeleye for the British title being his breakout moment in October 2023.
What followed were two thrilling fights with former Team GB boxing captain Frazer Clarke for Wardley's British heavyweight title in 2024. The first ended in a draw, and then the rematch ended in comprehensive fashion with Wardley knocking out Clarke in the first round.
Since the win over Clarke, Wardley has vacated the Lonsdale belt and now has his sights set on challenging the world's best.
His next fight is scheduled for June 7 when he takes on controversial American Jarrell Miller at Portman Road, the home of Wardley's beloved Ipswich Town Football Club.
Delicious Orie
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- Nationality: British
- Age: 27
- Record: 1-0
Delicious Orie may not make his professional debut until Saturday night against Milos Veletic, but there is a lot of excitement surrounding the 27-year-old.
After winning gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Orie was tipped for Olympic success at Paris 2024, but these Olympic dreams were crushed in the first round following a split decision loss to Davit Chaloyan.
Orie's decision to turn professional with Frank Warren was announced in February and has stated in an interview with DAZN News that he wants to be a beacon of inspiration.
The Olympian made his pro debut on April 5 on the undercard of Joe Joyce vs Filip Hrgovic, and while Orie got a points win over Milos Veletic, there is plenty for him to work on in the coming months as he looks to make his mark on the heavyweight division.
David Adeleye
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- Nationality: British
- Age: 28
- Record: 14-1 (13 KOs)
David Adeleye always delivers in the ring with all but one of his 14 wins coming by way of knockout.
The man known as 'Big D' has suffered one setback, and that was a brutal knockout loss when the pair met for the British heavyweight title two years ago.
Adeleye bounced back from this loss with a first round stoppage against domestic rival Solomon Dacres last year.
With the British heavyweight title around his waist after a stoppage win over Jeamie TKV on April 5, Adeleye will now look to challenge some major domestic names at heavyweight which could include a rematch with Wardley who was sitting ringside in Manchester.
Agit Kabayel
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- Nationality: German
- Age: 32
- Record: 26-0 (18 KOs)
German heavyweight Agit Kabayel has long been the division's forgotten man, carefully biding his time and awaiting his breakout moment on the big stage.
That moment came in Riyadh on the Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou undercard when he stopped the feared Arslanbek Makhmudov in the fourth round of their 10-round contest.
Since then Kabayel has been a regular fixture on the Riyadh Season events with a knockout win over the highly touted Frank Sanchez last year, but his most recent knockout success against Zhilei Zhang in February was probably his most impressive to date.
Taking place on the undercard of the undisputed light heavyweight title fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, Kabayel faced the feared Zhilei Zhang.
The German's gameplan was the perfect one, targeting Zhang's body in order to open up opportunities upstairs. Despite being knocked down in round five, Kabayel did not panic and continued to chop away before it proved too much for Zhang in the sixth.
With this win resulting in Kabayel being crowned the WBC's interim heavyweight champion, a shot at the full title, currently held by Oleksandr Usyk, should present itself sooner rather than later.
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