What a win and knockout for heavyweight Moses Itauma.
The guy is on a roll in boxing.
He is not only a new star in heavyweight boxing but definitely could challenge the likes of Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury now.
And beat them too.
A big weekend of knockouts in boxing with Sebastian Fundora scoring the big knockout by TKO over Keith Thurman as well.
Itauma is the new main man at heavyweight now though after that on Franklin.
The brutal right hand of an already knocked out unconscious American Jermaine Franklin while he was on his way in mid air towards the canvas was outstanding.
True mayhem from Moses Itauma.
Excellent.
Here were the punch stats from the fight:
Overall Punch Stats
| Fighter | Total Punches (Landed/Thrown) | % | Jabs (Landed/Thrown) | % | Power Punches (Landed/Thrown) | % | Body Shots Landed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Itauma | 87 / 275 | 31.6% | 23 / 138 | 16.7% | 64 / 137 | 46.7% | 26 |
| Jermaine Franklin | 26 / 144 | 18.1% | 16 / 92 | 17.4% | 10 / 52 | 19.2% | 7 |
Itauma dominated with nearly 3x as many landed punches and over 4x as many power punches landed. He also threw nearly twice as many total punches while maintaining much higher accuracy on power shots. Franklin was outworked significantly, especially early on it must be said.
Round-by-Round Total Punches (Landed/Thrown – %)
| Round | Itauma | Franklin |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23/64 (35.9%) | 2/28 (7.1%) |
| 2 | 21/63 (33.3%) | 6/36 (16.7%) |
| 3 | 15/56 (26.8%) | 4/29 (13.8%) |
| 4 | 17/59 (28.8%) | 10/35 (28.6%) |
| 5 | 11/33 (33.3%) | 4/16 (25.0%) |
Round-by-Round Jab Stats (Landed/Thrown – %)
| Round | Itauma | Franklin |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5/30 (16.7%) | 2/18 (11.1%) |
| 2 | 7/34 (20.6%) | 2/22 (9.1%) |
| 3 | 3/26 (11.5%) | 4/19 (21.1%) |
| 4 | 5/32 (15.6%) | 5/24 (20.8%) |
| 5 | 3/16 (18.8%) | 3/9 (33.3%) |
Round-by-Round Power Punch Stats (Landed/Thrown – %)
| Round | Itauma | Franklin |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18/34 (52.9%) | 0/10 (0%) |
| 2 | 14/29 (48.3%) | 4/14 (28.6%) |
| 3 | 12/30 (40.0%) | 0/10 (0%) |
| 4 | 12/27 (44.4%) | 5/11 (45.5%) |
| 5 | 8/17 (47.1%) | 1/7 (14.3%) |
