Gassiev vs Itauma

When is Gassiev vs Itauma?

Murat Gassiev could face the challenge of Moses Itauma in Summer 2026 the United Kingdom.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Gassiev would be defending his WBA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Kubrat Pulev in December 2025. He has held this belt for 3 months and 7 days.

Gassiev vs Itauma stats

Murat Gassiev would step into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Moses Itauma would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws, with 11 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Itauma would have a slight advantage in power over Gassiev, with a 85% knockout percentage compared to Gassiev's 79%.

Murat Gassiev is the older man by 11 years, at 32 years old.

Itauma has a height advantage of 2 inches over Gassiev. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Murat Gassiev fights out of the orthodox stance, while Moses Itauma is a southpaw.

Gassiev is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 5 months earlier than Itauma, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 143 more professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Itauma's 26.

Murat Gassiev goes into the fight ranked number 10 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Moses Itauma is currently ranked number 1 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 11 by the IBF, and 7 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Gassiev vs Itauma form

Murat Gassiev has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Kubrat Pulev on December 12, 2025, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Prior to that, he had beaten Kem Ljungquist on October 26, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round at Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex, Yerevan, Armenia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Otto Wallin on September 30, 2023, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Regnum Carya Hotel, Antalya, Turkiye.

Before that, he had won against Mike Balogun on March 3, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex, Yerevan, Armenia.

He had beaten Carlouse Welch on August 26, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at Belgrade, Serbia.

Moses Itauma remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Dillian Whyte on August 16, 2025, by technical knockout in the 1st round at ANB Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mike Balogun on May 24, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Demsey McKean on December 21, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had defeated Mariusz Wach on July 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Michal Boloz on December 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Moses Itauma has been fighting more than Murat Gassiev.

Murat Gassiev last fought 5 months and 4 days ago, while Moses Itauma's last outing was 9 months ago.

Gassiev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 20 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

Itauma's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

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