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Olympic silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr. calls for heavyweight bout Moses will be sad,
Torrez Jr., 26, stood on the podium for the USA tokyo olympics In 2021 and since then he has won all 13 of his professional bouts, with 11 of those wins coming inside.
He now wants to take the next step in his career and has challenged 20-year-old Itauma to put his own unbeaten record against him.
Itauma has struggled to find an opponent after knockout dillian white in a round in August and is not expected to fight again until 2026. But Torrez Jr has put his name forward to face the British star.
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He told Sky Sports: “I’m not going to blow any smoke. I’m here for the action and I want that competition. I want to see who is the best heavyweight. Not just in the USA, not just in the UK but in the world. That’s what we’re fighting for here.
“We’re fighting for the entire planet, let’s see who’s the baddest guy.”
Itauma was ordered to fight WBA ‘Regular’ champion Kubrat Pulev earlier this month, but the Bulgarian announced he would instead fight former cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev in December.
Originator of Itauma, frank warrenStill wanting to pursue a clash with Pulev, the Briton is now prepared to wait and see if the WBA will intervene to stop his fight with Gassiev.
But Torrez Jr. is in no mood to hold out for long and has made it clear that he wants to face the heavyweight division’s newest star rather than veterans like Anthony Joshua.
“I really want that fight,” Torrez Jr. said. “I’m here, I’m ready. I think the funny thing is you see all these guys calling out Anthony Joshua, you see all these guys calling out the big guys.
“I’m here to call Itauma. I want that fight. Two guys who are at the top of their careers and working hard to become something. I think this is the opportunity and time to show who’s who.”
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