"Moses Itauma stated, 'I'd love to fight Usyk. There's a pecking order I need to respect. I'll wait my turn. Thank you very much to the great Manchester crowd, I've had a lovely time.'"
"Itauma reflected on his journey, saying, 'We come here seven years later, I'm picking up a win over Franklin. I've got to thank Franklin for giving me this opportunity, it takes two to tango. I appreciate it.'"
Moses Itauma achieved a significant victory by becoming the first fighter to stop Jermaine Franklin, knocking him out in the fifth round. Itauma had previously knocked Franklin down in the third round and finished the fight with a powerful combination. This win improved Itauma's record to 14-0 and intensified calls for him to pursue a world title fight. Itauma expressed his desire to fight Oleksandr Usyk while acknowledging the need to respect the pecking order in the heavyweight division.
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