Jalolov doesn't want to take any risks and judging by his last fight, he isnt going to live up to the hype.
Jalolov doesn't care. And Itauma is being very carefully managed. Jalolov looks like he's not cut out for the pros, but you just never know - it's theoretically possible that he presents some risk, and it just doesn't have any upsides to justify taking any risk at all on.
if it counts as a DAZN ppv, **** no. they're about to feed us the Wilder vs Zelenov rematch and then the day before they try to collect for next year, Usyk vs Kabayel shows up in the schedule
Jalolov doesn't care about professional boxing, his goal was gold at the Olympics and everything else he doesn't care about, in my opinion Itauma stops him, we saw how bad Jalolov looked in his last two fights...
Jalolov will follow in Dychko's footsteps and lose to a fighter outside the Top 10, take my word for it...
As others have said Jalolov has been a professional for a long time and hasn’t fought anyone with a pulse. In 8 years he has had 16 fights. He isn’t really that into his professional career in comparison to Itauma.
Jalolov was a dominant beast in the 3 round amateurs. But strangely, he's lost all desire after a couple of long, tougher than he thought would be pro bouts highlighting some flaws of his. I'm assuming the Uzbek government and his sponsors must have made him enough money off to live for the rest of his life, and he doesn't want to risk getting his ass whooped. He's far too content at his once a year fight and not stepping up the opposition.
If you watched his IBA Pro fight against Vitaly Kudokhov on October 6, 2025, you wouldn't have any doubts about Jalolov's career. In fact, his four amateur boxing fights at the Paris Olympic were his best performances. His performance declined surprisingly after his fight against Ihor Shevadzutskyi in Astana, Kazakhstan on April 5, 2024, and the fight against Vitaly Kudokhov completely exposed his true level. He has a glass chin, which I think is comparable to Anthony Joshua's. Furthermore, his stamina isn't enough to sustain him through four rounds in the lowest level of professional boxing. Add to that his lack of inside strength and cowardly personality, and he can't handle strong opponents. To put it bluntly, Jalolov has been able to dominate for so many years because the amateur heavyweight division is so weak and lacks talent. He should be glad Moses Itauma didn't participate in the 2024 Paris Olympic; there are interviews with Itauma during the Olympics that you can find and read. He should be glad Moses Itauma... Itauma turned professional in 2023 due to financial reasons. I can confidently say that Jalolov's professional ability is insufficient to win any of the four major international boxing organizations' continental titles. His best option now is for a top boxer to challenge him professionally for his two Olympic gold medals and knock him out, allowing him to easily earn a high salary. Anyone still expecting Jalolov to increase his fight frequency and become a top boxer doesn't understand him or follow his career. His three fights in 2025 were terrible. Objectively speaking, I would say his level is comparable to Audley Harrison and Tony Yoka, vying for the worst Olympic gold medal as a professional boxer. From a health perspective, he should retire as soon as possible. From an economic perspective, he can expect a top boxer to challenge him for fame, allowing him to easily earn a high income. His Uzbek national team teammates Israil Madrimov and Murodjon Akhmadaliev have already won world titles, and Bektemir Melikuziev has won a continental title. Shakhram Giyasov will next compete against Jake Catterall for the WBA Regular Welterweight World Championship. He is also Uzbek's most famous athlete before Husanov (not mentioning Ruslan Chagaev, who became famous too early). For the sake of his reputation at home, he would be better off retiring early, as his countrymen were very disappointed in him after his match against Kudokhov.
