Moses Itauma vs Jermaine Franklin LIVE: Date, start time, undercard and how to follow Magnificent 7 card

Mar 16, 2026 - 12:00

Moses Itauma will look to make a statement with his return to the ring against Jermaine Franklin next weekend.

The rising star was set to headline Queensberry’s first boxing event of the new year as he faced a former Anthony Joshua rival at Magnificent 7.

Moses Itauma pose for a photo with the belts after the WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight title fight between Moses Itauma and Dillian Whyte on the ESports World Cup fight night at the ANB arena on August 16, 2025 in Riyadh — Itauma is 13-0 in his pro career and light work of British boxing legend Dillian Whyte in his last bout

Franklin (24-2) is aiming to end his young opponent’s unbeaten streak

But their clash has been postponed due to Itauma suffering an injury while in training.

It has since been confirmed that March 28 will be Itauma’s first appearance after breezing through Dillian Whyte to claim a knockout win in under two minutes in August.

His next opponent, Franklin, is on a three-fight win streak after losing to two-time heavyweight champion Joshua in 2023.

While Franklin is hoping to be the first man to hand him a defeat, Itauma is out to extend his perfect record following the two-month delay.

Doing so would move the 21-year-old one step closer to achieving his goal of challenging the likes of Oleksandr Usyk and Fabio Wardley.

Itauma vs Franklin: Date and where to watch

This 10-round heavyweight fight will take place on Saturday, March 28.

The venue for the bout is the 23,500-capacity Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.

All of the action from the night will be streamed worldwide on DAZN, with talkSPORT’s coverage details to follow in due course.

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Itauma quickly established a reputation on the heavyweight scene after stopping 11 of his opponents with early-round knockouts

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Itauma vs Franklin: Undercard

Subject to change…

MAIN EVENT: Moses Itauma vs Jermaine Franklin Jr
Willy Hutchinson vs Ezra Taylor
Liam Davies vs Francesco Grandelli
Shakiel Thompson vs Brad Pauls
Nathan Heaney vs Gerome Warbuton
Michael Gomez Jnr vs Jordan Flynn
Nelson Birchall vs Ryan Griffiths
Alex Murphy vs Josh Holmes
Billy Deniz vs Grant Dennis
John Joe Carrigan vs Danny Costello
Aadam Hamed vs Kasey Bradnum

Moses Itauma and Jermaine Franklin — Itauma is set to fight Franklin on his highly anticipated return

Boxing schedule

March 28, Las Vegas, United States – PBC UK TV Amazon Prime // US TV Amazon Prime

Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman – WBC super welterweight title

April 4, London, United Kingdom – Misfits Pro UK TV DAZN // US TV DAZN

Deontay Wilder vs Derek Chisora – Heavyweight
Mateusz Masternak vs Viddal Riley – European cruiserweight title

April 4, Cardiff, United Kingdom – BOXXER UK TV BBC 2 // US TV TBC

Lauren Price vs Stephanie Pineiro Aquino – WBA, WBC, and IBF welterweight titles

April 5, London, United Kingdom – Most Valuable Promotions UK TV Sky Sports // US TV ESPN

Caroline Dubois vs Terri Harper – WBC and WBO lightweight titles
Ellie Scotney vs Mayelli Flores Rosquero – WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super bantamweight titles
Chantelle Cameron vs Michaela Kotaskova – WBO super welterweight title

April 11, Manchester, United Kingdom – Ring Magazine UK TV Netflix // US TV Netflix

Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov – Heavyweight

April 11, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Agenda Dubai

Kell Brook vs Eisa Al Dah – Super welterweight

Itauma vs Franklin: What has been said?

Founder of Queensberry, Frank Warren, is hosting the Magnificent 7 card as part of his celebrations for being a licensed British boxing promoter for 45 years.

He said: “We are thrilled to be delivering such a strong Magnificent 7 bounty for the fans in our first UK show of 2026.

“It is a statement of intent for the New Year and a sign of things to come…

“This show will also effectively celebrate my 45th year in the professional business, and I believe this card certainly does justice to the occasion.

“I am very happy to have our heavyweight prodigy, Moses, topping the bill in another perfect test of his unquestionable credentials against a very tough American in Jermain Franklin.”

During the launch press conference for their fight, Itauma said: “Jermaine Franklin is a great fighter, the guy has just come off a great win with Ivan Dychko.

“I mean, the reason why everyone feels it’s a perfect fight is because what he does well there are question marks on my career.

“I believe this fight is the best for my development but not only that, it’s like I can finally shut a few people up.

Itauma is confident his clash with Franklin Jr won’t get passed the early rounds

“This is the only one that I’m not trying to get answered is ‘How is Moses Itauma’s chin?’, nobody is going to answer that.”

Franklin said: “I’ve come to show that I’m a fighter, I’m a warrior.
I’m a warrior every time in and out of the ring, and I’ve come to show the fans that.

“It’s fuel to the fire, I’ve been proving people wrong my whole life. It’s nothing new.

“In my opinion, Moses is a great fighter. He’s got a lot of potential so I really can’t answer that if it’s too soon for him.

“Him and his team work on what they work on, and they know what they do. I just say be prepared to come fight, nothing is easy.”