Frank Sanchez has to keep looking for an opponent after Moses Itauma gives up the showdown

According to authoritative British media, Moses Itaum's team has set the opponent's range for his December return, but there is neither Cuban Frank Sanchez on the list, nor does it contain the temptation to "fight for the IBF heavyweight forced challenge right."

British Sky Sports Television (Sky) confirmed that the IBF has abandoned the final elimination battle to match Frank Sanchez because Moses Itaum officially withdrew its registration. After the British rookie Moses Itauma (winning all 9 games), who was originally ranked fifth in the IBF, withdrew, Frank Sanchez, who ranked fourth, became the number one candidate for the "empty shell", but he was unable to find anyone willing to take it.

Ironically, Derek Chisora, two older British veterans who are higher than Frank Sanchez, will also appear in the same game in December - it is generally believed that it will be a farewell battle for Derek Chisora ​​in his nearly 19 years of professional boxing career (he himself admitted it many times). The IBF practice is to let the boxer accept the negotiation invitation first, rather than forcibly issuing a game order that is almost impossible to make.

So, the microphone was transferred to the hands of Richard Torres (13 wins, 0 losses, 11KO). Sky Sports TV learned that the IBF has sent a letter to the Torres team (including top promotion companies and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum) to reply within three days whether it is willing to negotiate with Frank Sanchez (25 wins and 18KO). Torres has not replied yet. They were originally considering a match headed by WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinosa on November 15, while the top promotion's eight-year cooperation with ESPN expires this summer. A new TV/streaming contract is still in talks, and its boxer events are more open.

Frank Sanchez was originally going to have a second battle with IBF third Effy Ajaba (Frank Sanchez won by judgment in October 2021), but he was miscarriage because Effy Ajaba was dissatisfied with the share. Frank Sanchez has only played seven games in the past four years, and in May this year he was TKO by Ajit Kabayer in the WBC World Transitional Boxing Championship, which is his only loss so far; in February he won a three-round KO in Tijuana. The IBF then ordered him to play against Croatian Philip Hergovich (18 wins and 1, 14 KO), and the negotiations were also stranded. Helgovich turned to defeat David Adrie (14 wins and 1, 13 KO) in Riyadh on August 16. Interestingly, Adrie is now listed by The Ring magazine as one of the hottest candidates for Moses Itauma's December rival.

If Torres accepts the invitation, the IBF will set the negotiation period; if the negotiation is not reached, the bid will be entered. If Torres shook his head, IBF could only continue to look for people who were "higher rankings and willing to play". The league has gone so hard to finalize a mandatory challenger for the current undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksander Usic (24 wins, 0 losses, 15KO). However, Usic has to do something else in the short term: the WBO has planned to allow him to accept the winner's challenge after the battle between Joseph Parker and Fabio Wardley on October 25.