Brandon Moore believes he can lure Anthony Joshua into a fight, which could then lead to a clash with Moses Itauma.
This thought comes on the heels of his 10-round unanimous decision victory over DeAndre Savage on Friday night at the Fox Theatre in Detroit.
Moore, now 19-1 (10 KOs), explained how he plans to land the big fight.
“Anthony Joshua would be a great statement fight for me,” Moore told BoxingScene. “If I get Joshua, I would put him down, and then I would go on to Moses. After that, I would be the top guy, and then people would want to call me out.”
Moore, a 31-year-old from Lakeland, Florida, explained how he believes he could land a fight with Joshua. Joshua, 28-4 (25 KOs), is coming off a devastating knockout loss to Daniel Dubois last September, and hasn’t fought since. Joshua is a former unified heavyweight titleholder and gold medalist, and remains one of the biggest names in the sport. Enticing him to fight might be difficult, but Moore has a plan.
“Joshua needs a comeback fight,” Moore said. “He is going to think maybe I am easy pickings. It would be a great warm-up fight for him, but the warm-up fight is going to be me ending his career.”
Moore added that defeating Joshua would set the stage for the fight he has been calling for with 20-year-old British up-and-comer Itauma, 13-0 (11 KOs).
“They are saying he is one of the best fighters in England,” Moore said. “He’d be the perfect person for me to show my skills off against.”
Moore’s win over Savage was vital and spoke volumes about his skillset. He displayed craftsmanship and composure unseen in his previous bout this year or previously in his career. Despite defeating two undefeated fighters before Friday night’s bout, Moore’s 2025 has been flooded with weird outcomes. Against Skylar Lacy, the bout ended in a disqualification: Moore going through a table ringside when Lacy held him to the point that the two fell between the ropes. When Moore fought Stanley Wright, he won when the bout went to the scorecards after the ringside physician stopped it due to an accidental clash of heads.
“I have been watching a lot of Shakur Stevenson and Terence Crawford,” Moore said. “The name of the game is to hit and not get hit. I showed that I am really a boxer, and if you run at me, I can knock you out.”
Moore believes that his willingness to fight unbeaten fighters like Flint and Savage, now 10-1 (10 KOs), shows the level of a competitor he is. Now, he is hoping to parlay his competitive skills with the ability and experience he is learning on the job.
“This is a thinking man’s sport,” Moore said. “My maturity in the sport is showing.”
Lucas Ketelle is the author of “Inside the Ropes of Boxing,” a guide for young fighters, a writer for BoxingScene and a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. Find him on X at @BigDogLukie.
