Filip Hrgovic Rates Moses Itauma's Power After Surviving His Best Shots to Win World Title
Hrgovic said he planned for a 12-round endurance fight and capitalized when Itauma faded after landing 146 punches through eight rounds.
- On Saturday at The O2 Arena in London, Croatian heavyweight Filip Hrgovic defeated Moses Itauma via ninth-round stoppage to win the vacant IBF World Heavyweight title, becoming Croatia's first-ever world heavyweight champion.
- Trainer Abel Sanchez prepared Hrgovic for a 12-round endurance race, believing the 34-year-old would not receive a favorable decision against the British favorite and instructing him to force Itauma to exhaust himself.
- Compubox stats showed Itauma held a 146-61 edge in punches landed through eight rounds with two judges scoring a shutout, but the 21-year-old suddenly could not raise his hands above his waist in round nine as Hrgovic swarmed him.
- Referee Howard Foster stopped the fight just as Trainer Ben Davison tossed a towel of surrender; following the defeat, the 21-year-old Itauma was stretchered out of the arena and taken to hospital.
- Now 21-1, Hrgovic will be ordered to defend his title against mandatory challenger Frank Sanchez, though he expressed interest in unification matches with Agit Kabayel or Daniel Dubois rather than rushing into a rematch.
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FILIP HRGOVIĆ became the world heavyweight champion with a victory over Moses Itauma.
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The Future Face Of The Heavyweight Division Gets Disfigured
There are tired fighters, and then there’s Moses Itauma in the ninth round of Saturday night’s heavyweight title bout against Filip Hrgovic. With about 30 seconds left in what would be the last round of this odd but completely fascinating fight in London, the gifted but inexperienced Itauma was suddenly so gassed that he seemed utterly incapable of raising his hands above his waist, let alone defending himself from the durable Croatian veteran …
A Ukrainian supported the young Briton, who suffered his first career defeat. Oleksandr Usyk commented on the unexpected ending of the fight between Filip Hrgovic and Moses Itauma for the vacant IBF heavyweight title. The Ukrainian addressed both boxers separately after the dramatic fight. This was reported by Sport RBC.UA, citing the former undisputed champion's official Facebook page. Usyk's reaction to the heavyweight sensation The former und…
Oleksandr Usyk sums up Moses Itauma's KO defeat to Filip Hrgovic
has spoken out after dramatically came up short against Filip Hrgovic on Saturday. Itauma suffered the first defeat of his professional career as he was stopped by Hrgovic in their vacant IBF heavyweight title fight at The O2 Arena in London. It looked like the Brit was well on the way to earning the win […] The post Oleksandr Usyk sums up Moses Itauma’s KO defeat to Filip Hrgovic appeared first on Boxing News.
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