Anthony Joshua would attract massive interest if he fought Moses Itauma in Nigeria, says Nigerian promoter Dr Ezekiel Adamu; Joshua is preparing to fight Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia this month while Moses Itauma faces Flip Hrgovic at The O2 in London in August.
A “blockbuster fight” between Anthony Joshua and Moses Itauma in Nigeria would create more global interest than Muhammad Ali’s ‘Rumble in the Jungle’, says promoter Dr Ezekiel Adamu.
The British heavyweight stars currently have their own plans as Joshua returns against Kristian Prenga later this month before an expected all-British battle with Tyson Fury, while Itauma faces Filip Hrgovic on August 29
But Adamu believes Joshua and Itauma, who both have Nigerian heritage, could surpass Ali’s legendary fight with George Foreman in Zaire [former name of DR Congo], if they both shared the ring in Nigeria.
“It’s a global fight. We’ll get some huge numbers when it comes to viewership,” Adamu told Sky Sports.
“When you think about Africa as a whole, we have about 1.4 billion people in Africa. And then 70 to 75 per cent of that population between the ages of 15 to 30 or thereabouts. Having those eyeballs on it as well too is major.
“And then both of them are global stars. So it’s a perfect story in Africa, where they come from, from their roots.
“It’s one fight that will actually top the Rumble in the Jungle we’ve been talking about for about 50 years.
