Moses Itauma vs Jermaine Franklin prediction: Who will win and how
Now recovered from injury, Moses Itauma returns to action this Saturday against American Jermaine Franklin. Who wins?
Moses Itauma (left) and Jermaine Franklin Jr (right) with promoter Frank Warren during the Magnificent 7 press launch at the Co-Op Live Arena, Manchester. Picture date: Monday November 17, 2025. (Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images) | PA Images via Getty Images It took a bit longer than expected , but Moses Itauma and Jermaine Franklin will finally share the ring this Saturday as the chief attraction of Queensberry’s latest Manchester show.
Bad Left Hook will have LIVE coverage of the card starting at 1:00 pm ET. Itauma (13-0, 11 KO) has dispatched his last nine opponents in under two rounds apiece, including a 1:59 demolition job of Dillian Whyte last October. Franklin (24-2, 15 KO) dropped back-to-back bouts to Whyte and Anthony Joshua, but enters the ring on the heels of an upset decision over two-time Olympic bronze medalist Ivan Dychko.
Can Franklin snatch his second consecutive “0,” or will boxing’s best heavyweight prospect claim another quick finish? Who will win Itauma vs Franklin? With all due respect to Franklin, I just don’t see how he wins unless Itauma has some massive Achilles’ heel that flares up at the worst possible moment.
The key issue here is speed. Itauma is blindingly quick for his size and adept at keeping things at his preferred mid- to long-range. The only times he’s looked even mildly uncomfortable came when opponents bullied their way into the pocket and forced him to clinch, but as we saw against Mike Balogun, forcing Itauma into a phone booth is significantly easier said than done.