Warren also confirmed British heavyweight Moses Itauma will return to the ring in January as he looks to rebuild his career and challenge for a world title in 2027.

The 21-year-old suffered his first professional defeat in August when he was stopped in the ninth round by Croatia’s Hrgovic, who claimed the vacant IBF heavyweight title.

Itauma had dominated the early rounds before tiring and being overwhelmed by his more experienced opponent.

“He’s fighting in January. We’ll be announcing his fight in the next couple of weeks,” Warren said.

“We had a constructive meeting a couple of weeks ago. We let the dust settle, talked about what happened against Hrgovic.”

The Chatham fighter, who has won 14 of his 15 professional bouts, with 12 victories by knockout, had been fast-tracked towards a world-title shot after a string of destructive performances.

Long touted as a future star of the division, Itauma now faces a rebuilding process following his first setback.

“Moses comes back and has a fight and wants to be in the mix,” Warren added.

“He’s only 21 and he wants 2027 to be the year he wins a world title.”