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00:02The cold throwers, if a cold break expect you to take one step back, don't throw deliberate punches to the
00:08back of the head, protect yourselves at all times, touch gloves, good luck.
00:12He's back, dubbed the heir apparent, the future of the blue ribbon division, heavyweights ruling the boxing world, and what
00:22a sweet pot of them on DAZN in the coming weeks.
00:25This could Moses Itauma become the finest, 14th fight, and the 27th for Jermaine Franklin Jr., 24 victories, never stopped,
00:39still got ambition, he says, what can he muster?
00:42For Itauma, eight first round wins, three in the second, fights don't tend to go too long.
00:50They don't, you said it there, well at his feet, and he has his dreams, right there in front of
00:54him, needs to take care of business tonight against a man who's proven, tough, slick operator, very quick hands, subtle
01:03movements with his head and his feet, and this is an opportunity, there's been a lot of confidence coming from
01:07the team and himself, but a nice lead right hook from Itauma.
01:11Just walks into one there, Franklin's got to be very, very careful, hasn't brought a southpaw in a long time,
01:17body shot from Itauma, who might feel, because Franklin's so durable, he's got to hurt him early, and maybe catch
01:26him in a blitz or something like that, Franklin, standing strong.
01:29Oh, good shot, and that front shot, but it was a bit of a stumble, what a length about it
01:34was, it was a stumble, and Moses, knee up in a straight arm, straight arm, pushed him in the corner,
01:39and trying to apply the pressure.
01:41Rattling in the body shots early, there's just an air, an aura about Itauma.
01:47And a maturity, well above his age.
01:50Look at the IQ, just working the body with the straight shots, and then going back upstairs, always looking to
01:55set traps.
01:56He was a teenager, spiraling at Joe Joyce and Laurence Acoli, who's watching from the front row, and all the
02:02fighters you talk to, absolutely rave about Itauma.
02:07What's Jermaine Franklin thinking in there? Kidology, in this opening session, but he's got to somehow deal with him.
02:15When he shows a, throws a shot, sorry, Franklin, he's got to commit to it, he can't afford to throw
02:20anything lazy, because he will get countered.
02:22You've already seen the blister in hand speed. Not Itauma.
02:27It's a variety as well. Good shot, but I'd say to Usyk, is there another heavyweight on the planet with
02:32a variety that Moses has?
02:34With a variety, the IQ, the genius of this, Oleksandr Usyk, of course, a southpaw 2.
02:43Itauma dealing with the orthodox, and veteran American, Jermaine Franklin.
02:48And he's standing in front of him, Karl, as well, Itauma.
02:52He did definitely hurt, but that left hook there, you can see the eyes of Franklin, sort of recovered though.
02:59Again, the accuracy and the speed of that jab, frightening, beautiful jab, backhand as well.
03:05Are we looking at an absolute superstar of the future?
03:10Jermaine Franklin won't care about that as long as he's in there, he'll try and rough him up.
03:14He'll try and take Itauma into deep waters, that's why they've selected Jermaine Franklin.
03:20I'm good to see him having a goal there as well.
03:22He's not here to...
03:23Big shot though, he's hurt here, against the ropes in front of us.
03:28He fires back Franklin, but he's having a torrid first round.
03:33And Itauma has come out of the blocks, intent on making a far statement.
03:44It's all right, it's all right.
03:52It's things up, look, it's too close to sit there, keeping him guessing in between.
03:58So even when you're not throwing, you're keeping him guessing.
04:00In between that, when you clear the path, he'll take that.
04:05That's the worst.
04:21Ben Davidson leading Moses in Talbot's corner.
04:27So much hope and expectation, and what a start, Darren.
04:30Ah, blistering, wasn't it?
04:32Frightening, it really, really was.
04:35Picking the shot so well, head and body.
04:37Interesting, just hearing him in the corner there, just saying the pace was too high there.
04:45Round number two, this is where he got rid of Mike Balagin last year in Glasgow.
04:50Dempsey McCain was done in a first minute and a half in Saudi.
04:56Can Jermaine Franklin extend Moses in Talbot?
05:00Could even upset him.
05:01He's got 15 knockouts of his own over the years.
05:07And there's a right hand to the body.
05:10He really understands the importance of the feint at Talbot.
05:14Yeah, he does.
05:15Always looking, isn't he?
05:16Always trying to open the defense of his opponent.
05:20And we've seen it a number of times already, and we're only a minute and around two,
05:25but he does the lean-back job that Floyd Mayweather used to do.
05:29A heavyweight shouldn't be able to do that, but he can.
05:34Oh, speed of a middleweight moves beautifully to body shot from Italma.
05:41Have a look at that, 23 landed in round one.
05:44It is a blistering start from the Slovakian-born man from Chatham in Kent,
05:53who had that unblemished amateur career.
05:56And now as a pro, closing in on a world heavyweight title tilt.
06:02But got to deal with Jermaine Franklin, who's going to be a nuisance as long as he's knocking around.
06:08That's what he's got to try and do.
06:09He's just threw the right hand to the body there, target the body downstairs.
06:14He just slides out of range so well at Talbot.
06:16Carl, the speed of the jab.
06:18Yeah, it's still good, it's still fast.
06:20And Hagrid, when he steps back and throws that counter-right hook,
06:25just really pushes the opponent off balance.
06:34And again, another body shot, wins it with a left hook and one round the other side,
06:39just trying to get those hands down and Franklin chip away, maybe left hand as well to the head.
06:47The idea is to get a few rounds in because he might need that later on in his career,
06:52but I know Itauma, and if he sees an opening, he's going to go for it.
06:57Yeah, me and Ade said this at the presser and the weight,
07:00and he's really growing still, Moses Itauma.
07:02And I know Jermaine Franklin isn't the biggest heavyweight out there,
07:05but you can see the size of Itauma already.
07:10Well, it's the accuracy, beautiful shot, shakes his head, Franklin.
07:14Remember, never stopped in a long career.
07:18He's here, he's here for his endurance and his stamina and his defence.
07:24But can he keep Itauma this young hot shot off him?
07:29Back in guns, uppercut from Itauma.
07:33Franklin just struggling a bit, end of the second round, it must be hard work.
07:45Single.
07:47Not to say that might not come, but it's a breakdown job.
07:51Kicking on him, keep touching him, yeah?
07:54That little, if you keep your lead hand high, he'll engage in a touch.
08:00When your lead hand's high, he'll engage in a touch.
08:02Keep breaking that, yeah?
08:06You heard Ben Davidson there.
08:08It's a breakdown job.
08:10I think the idea was to give him rounds.
08:13He needs them, and maybe they're looking at a sort of mid-fight stoppage.
08:18Yeah, yeah, I think so.
08:20We've already seen in the past how good the chin of Franklin is, proving it once again there.
08:24So it'd be about systematically breaking him down.
08:28He's just got to be careful of maybe using too much energy as well, because at the end of the
08:34first round, it was actually Moses had said that Ben Davidson, the pace is too high.
08:38So he realized that and wants to slow down a little bit, and he's breathing a little bit heavy already
08:42in the corner.
08:43Just needs to be careful.
08:44Well, Jermaine Franklin notching up round number 152 of a career that goes back to 2015.
08:52He won his first 21.
08:54Decent American heavyweight, extended by AJ, and Dillian White was a closer affair.
09:03Three recent victories, but the southpaw in front of him with speed, movement, rhythm, and a great judgment of distance.
09:12Got to be a problem from Franklin.
09:14He's lost the first couple of rounds, the American.
09:16I think a couple of those deep breaths from Moses and Talma, his nervous energy that he's burning off.
09:22An awful lot of pressure on this young man's shoulders.
09:26Yeah, I mean, you can't disagree with that, can you?
09:28In no doubt, Fabio, who's a stablemate, a member of Moses and Talma, so all the talk of whether a
09:33Talma will fight the winner of May the 9th.
09:36It won't be Fabio if Fabio comes through, if Daniel does, maybe.
09:42But in front of him is Jermaine Franklin, the immovable object.
09:48That's what they tagged it as.
09:52Showing good defense again, tucking up nicely, Franklin.
09:54Franklin, leaning on the ropes, trying to draw a Talma into something.
10:05Just tap in at the minute, Talma, trying to draw out the lead of Franklin so he can counter with
10:10something.
10:12Trying to trap him in the neutral corner, but Franklin was aware of that.
10:15Partially gets a glove up, but you can feel the force from ringside in the power of a Talma.
10:2211 knockouts.
10:24Not this though, he's having to find ways to find the openings at Talma.
10:32And he is being patient.
10:34There is a lot of punches being thrown, but he is being patient with a minute left in round three.
10:39And it's a minute left, and it's already longer than his last three fights combined, Moses at Talma.
10:46So Jermaine Franklin doing his job in there.
10:49Has he got the ambition to win this and take it later?
10:54Body shot, Mo.
10:56He says keep them up, but that's definitely the target for a Talma, downstairs.
11:01He felt that one, and he changes the level so well.
11:04Not just for the hooks with the straight shot.
11:06Oh, what a bad!
11:08Top of the hand!
11:09And that moves Franklin in the third round.
11:13How badly hurt is he?
11:15Temple shot, 20 seconds to go.
11:18Talma will jump on him, but the bell could come at the right time for Jermaine Franklin.
11:25Another body shot.
11:27Here we go again.
11:29The Predator looking for his knockout.
11:32Franklin comes back with the right hand, bravely.
11:35The American bell comes, and there you go.
11:39It's a 10-8 round.
11:40What's it taken out of Franklin, Carl?
11:43I think it's still got a lot out of him.
11:45If you just look at his demeanor in the corner,
11:48you may be listening in the corner here and hear the advice that they're giving
11:51rather than listening to me, actually.
11:55There's the shot there, right on the top of the head, but that right hook.
11:58Got straight to his feet, didn't he?
12:00They do scramble your senses, but look at this.
12:02He's just waiting for the opportunity right around that ear, Carl.
12:05It's a technique.
12:06It's how he throws that shot.
12:07See that shot?
12:08It's such a difficult shot to throw.
12:10The way he comes up on a bob and brings it down on the...
12:13Try to bring it down on the chin.
12:14I kind of hit him out in the temple, but that's...
12:16Like, this is stuff the Russians do in squad training,
12:19and Golovkin's done it years and years ago.
12:26See there?
12:27Never gone past six rounds, but that knockout percentage might just do the job.
12:3426 rounds is almost as Italma had before this fight.
12:39We're into the fourth.
12:42Franklin down fairly heavily in the third round.
12:47Temple disorientating around the side shot.
12:50Italma wants him out of there.
12:53And do you know what, Adam?
12:54It's the right hand that will do the damage here.
12:55He keeps his right hand up really well, Franklin.
12:57He just gets caught there, Italma, and he smiled there, Franklin.
13:01He's not afraid to let his hands go,
13:04and you've got to remember this is heavyweight boxing.
13:08So important he stays switched on,
13:10but as I was saying, that left hand,
13:11just a little loose in its position of Franklin.
13:15Keeps it a little low.
13:21He tries to be so perfect, Italma.
13:25Dedicated in sparring.
13:26There's the right hand whipping through again.
13:30Side to side.
13:31You don't know where they're coming from,
13:32and Franklin holds.
13:36There's not another heavyweight in the world like Italma.
13:40No, there's not.
13:41Absolutely not.
13:42In terms of the skill level,
13:44you've got Usyk,
13:45but I don't think Usyk punches as hard as him.
13:47He's not as big as him.
13:49And you mentioned it earlier, Don,
13:51about the series.
13:52I remember when he turned through to Barry Stark.
13:54It seems like he's a bigger man now, doesn't he?
13:58He's really growing into the division.
14:00There was talk of him trying to become
14:02the youngest ever heavyweight champion.
14:04Mike Tyson was at 20.
14:07One and four months, I think it was.
14:09It's past that for Italma now.
14:11He doesn't need to worry about that.
14:13On his shoulders, look at this.
14:16He's stopped Franklin throwing, hasn't he?
14:18Because the American knows he's going to get counted
14:20if he lets anything go.
14:23Trapped in that neutral corner.
14:26Italma.
14:28Thinking of which way
14:31the next raid is going to come.
14:36It's better from Franklin.
14:38Right hand to the body.
14:40And again,
14:42that's where he needs to target.
14:43It's good work from Franklin.
14:44Good little period there for Franklin.
14:48Banked smoke
14:49on those
14:51shorts or skirt-like outfit
14:53for Jermaine Franklin
14:54who's been down
14:56but he's
14:57tough and
14:59solid competitor.
15:00Good jabs from Italma
15:02again goes to the body.
15:04And the footwork, very good.
15:06Sliding out of range here.
15:07One, two.
15:15Concentration in there
15:16just misses both of the two.
15:19It's a good watch, isn't it?
15:21He's just waiting for that moment, aren't you?
15:26Doing the right thing there, Franklin.
15:28Just leaning in.
15:28You've got to be careful
15:29when he does that
15:29but just avoiding that
15:32huge shot from Italma.
15:34Might not have won that, Franklin
15:35but it was a better round
15:36for the American.
15:38Had some success.
15:41And that's what we want to see, Karl.
15:43Absolutely.
15:44I told you.
15:45I think that
15:45this is what Moses needs
15:47in his career as well.
16:06Jesse Addison's been with him
16:07for a very, very long time.
16:09I think he said
16:09Jermaine about the speed
16:11of Italma
16:12and speed kills.
16:13Yeah, he's frustrated
16:14by the speed.
16:15He can't get his own shots off.
16:17And he looks
16:19exhausted in there, doesn't he?
16:22Again, that's the
16:24mental panic
16:25that sends
16:26the stress signals
16:27to your body.
16:28All those faints
16:30from Italma.
16:32A foul!
16:34Been a pro since January
16:352023.
16:37Moses Italma
16:38started with a couple
16:39of first-round wins
16:40then had to go
16:40six rounds twice.
16:43We'll see how this develops
16:45moving towards
16:46the halfway stage.
16:48Some felt
16:49Italma would win early.
16:51I think most felt
16:52that sort of scorecard
16:54would be
16:54in play.
16:56But what
16:57twists,
16:58turns,
16:59and unpredictability
17:00lie ahead.
17:01And we've seen
17:02some real shots
17:03tonight, haven't we?
17:04Yeah, it's been a brilliant card.
17:08Again, the boss
17:09on the front foot.
17:10Just a step ahead,
17:12isn't he?
17:13The defence,
17:13very, very good as well.
17:15We talk about the work
17:16with the hands
17:17from Italma,
17:18but the defence
17:19so quick
17:20with his reactions,
17:22the footwork,
17:23the slip in,
17:24the slide in.
17:24When he talked
17:25to Tyson Fury
17:26or AJ
17:27and these guys
17:28at the very top
17:29and they've got
17:30nothing but praise
17:31for Italma.
17:32That's when you have
17:33to listen in the left hand.
17:35He started to chew
17:36Jermaine Franklin up
17:37and this speed,
17:39which Franklin was
17:40concerned about
17:41in the corner,
17:42is not slowing down.
17:44He's catching him high
17:46on top of the head,
17:47isn't he?
17:48Italma time
17:49and time and again.
17:50Yeah, he looks
17:50in the funnel
17:51and doesn't he?
17:52He thinks the temple shots
17:53on the body shots
17:54on the way
17:55to get the stoppage.
17:59Just like that
18:00and a nod
18:00from Franklin.
18:02Slightly less
18:03from the American.
18:05Oh!
18:06Wow!
18:07From the room,
18:08this little knockout,
18:10Moses Italma,
18:12magic in Manchester
18:14and it is done
18:16as quick as a flash.
18:18It's 14
18:20and 0
18:22for Moses.
18:24It's a fifth round
18:25knockout
18:26with one
18:27beautiful shot.
18:30Are we looking
18:31at the future
18:32of this sport?
18:34He is
18:35fabulous!
18:37Superstar!
18:39That was incredible.
18:41What a shot!
18:42What a shot!
18:42Fantastic, Carl.
18:44I mean,
18:44that was how
18:45you finish the show
18:47in spectacular fashion.
18:49That's how you
18:49show real mockout.
18:51Oh, by the way,
18:51Steve Gray
18:52is getting cast
18:53by bro Franklin
18:54and his corner man
18:55for stopping that fight
18:56as if it was too early.
18:58Are they insane
18:59that the one that
18:59I mean,
19:00the corner man especially
19:02he was out,
19:03he fell on his face.
19:04It was never
19:05ever
19:06going to make
19:07that 10
19:08count.
19:08Jermaine Franklin
19:09stopped
19:10knocked
19:11cold
19:12for the first
19:13time
19:13in his
19:14professional career
19:15that goes
19:16back a long way.
19:17AJ couldn't do it,
19:19Dillian White
19:19couldn't do it,
19:21Moses Italman
19:22does it.
19:22I don't like to say this,
19:24Adam,
19:25that corner man
19:26is an idiot.
19:27He could have got him
19:27seriously hurt
19:28if he tried
19:29to let him continue.
19:30Look at the state of this
19:31and he's calling
19:32for him to continue
19:33as he mantle.
19:34Well,
19:35Moses Italman
19:35has hit Franklin
19:36so hard
19:37the corner man
19:37is concussed.
19:39That uppercut
19:41there
19:42was
19:43an absolute
19:44peach
19:45and I'll tell you
19:46what,
19:46it might have
19:47knocked out
19:47anyone
19:48in the world.
19:49Moses Italman
19:51does it again.
19:52The homecoming
19:54is a big success
19:55and 2026
19:57could be the year,
19:59Darren,
19:59that they take
20:00the chance
20:01for a world title.
20:03This is the year.
20:04This is it.
20:05The way he's
20:06thrown that shot
20:07and the reason
20:08he's thrown
20:09that shot
20:09was perfect.
20:12Franklin
20:13leaning over
20:14the front foot,
20:15the guard
20:16was wide open.
20:17He's just
20:17taken a little
20:18step back
20:18and he's just
20:19executed that
20:20left uppercut
20:21to perfection.
20:23A little right
20:24hand there
20:25to boot.
20:27That was special.
20:28Steve Gray
20:28was trying to get
20:29in there.
20:29He knew the fight
20:30was over there
20:31and then
20:31so did Moses.
20:34Respect
20:35to the crowd
20:36and
20:38Fabio
20:39Wardley,
20:41stablemate,
20:42heavyweight
20:43champion
20:44of the world.
20:45Look at Dave.
20:47That's a better one.
20:50real appreciation
20:53for a terrific
20:55job.
20:55Well done.
20:56Frank and George.
20:57There he is.
20:59Not much from Dubois.
21:02Daniel,
21:03the polite clap.
21:05They may be
21:06sharing a ring
21:07sometime soon.
21:08Francis Warren
21:09who believes
21:10he's going to be
21:12a crossover star
21:13like a Messi,
21:15like a Ronaldo.
21:16He thinks
21:17that we've got
21:18an absolute
21:19diamond on our hands
21:21and I tell you what
21:22having spent a lot
21:23of time with her
21:23out of the ring
21:24he's cool enough
21:25and relatable enough
21:26to do that too.
21:28Cesaro Wilder
21:29a week today.
21:31Have we not had enough?
21:32The bronze bomber
21:33and Delboy
21:34dishing it up
21:35at the 0-2 goal.
21:36What a schedule
21:37we've got here
21:38Adam and Doran.
21:39It's unbelievable.
21:41Boxing is alive
21:42and kicking
21:42and when we have
21:43young superstars
21:45coming through
21:45and breaking through
21:47like Moses Atama
21:48this is the sport
21:49there's no other
21:50sport like it.
21:51Jermaine Franklin
21:52is still shocked.
21:54No one
21:55has done
21:56anything like that
21:57to him.
21:58It's
21:59Atama time.
22:01It's
22:02summer time
22:03in a couple
22:04of hours
22:05and what
22:06a warm
22:07glowing period
22:09we have
22:10for British
22:11heavyweights
22:12how far
22:14is this
22:1421-year-old
22:15going to go
22:16the sky's
22:17the limit
22:18Moses
22:28Ladies and gentlemen
22:29here is
22:30the official
22:31time
22:311 minute
22:3233 seconds
22:34of round
22:34number 5
22:35our referee
22:36in charge
22:37Steve
22:37brave
22:38waves it
22:39off
22:39therefore
22:40your winner
22:41by way
22:41of
22:42technical
22:42knockout
22:43still undefeated
22:45and still
22:47WBA
22:48international
22:49and WBO
22:51intercontinental
22:53heavyweight champion
23:01he didn't quite get
23:0331 rounds
23:04in the bank
23:05he got the
23:06stoppage
23:07in
23:07scintillating
23:09fashion
23:09emphatic
23:11he
23:11hands
23:11out
23:11while
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