Turki Alalshikh has named the fighter he wants to see Oleksandr Usyk face next and it's not Tyson Fury.
Usyk beat Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium last weekend to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion, having achieved the same feat against Fury.
He stopped Dubois in the fifth round to capture the WBC world heavyweight title.
After registering the 24th victory of his legendary professional career, Usyk called out four names, including Fury, who has suffered not one but two defeats to the Ukrainian boxer.
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Fury hasn't fought since his defeat to Usyk last December, but he called for a third meeting with an explosive message on social media.
But powerful Saudi boxing chief Alalshikh is angling for a different and fresh match-up for Usyk.
Alalshikh, who was sat in the front row for Usyk's masterclass against Dubois, wants to see the undisputed heavyweight king take on Moses Itauma.
Itauma, just 20, has shot to fame with his blistering performances inside the ring and has been compared to a young Mike Tyson.
The Brit has 12 big wins to his name, including 10 finishes inside the distance.
Alalshikh believes Usyk vs. Itauma 'is the fight' to make after last weekend's event in London.
On X, he wrote: "I want to see Usyk against Itauma. This is the fight."
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Moses Itauma could happen this year
Itauma could challenge Usyk this year.
That's according to his promoter Frank Warren, who hasn't ruled out a fight between the budding superstar and the 38-year-old world champion.
"I think [Itauma] could fight for a world title this year," Warren told Sky Sports.
"Who knows? He may fight him [Usyk] this year.
"Anything's possible. We've got to see what happens but the thing is with Moses, I think within another fight or two he's quite capable of being in exactly the same company as all these guys.
"He can be up there with all of them."
Itauma destroyed Mike Balogun in his last outing and returns to action next month when he meets Dillian Whyte in Saudi Arabia.
Topics: Oleksandr Usyk, Boxing, Tyson Fury
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