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Why becoming heavyweight champ at 21 is a 'big deal' for Itauma

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Why becoming heavyweight champ at 21 is a 'big deal' for Itauma

British heavyweight Moses Itauma fights Filip Hrgovic on Saturday for the vacant IBF world heavyweight title. If he wins the fight, Itauma will become the youngest heavyweight champion since Mike Tyson, and says the "expectations" are there for him to carry the flag for British boxing.

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