Itauma Hrgovic

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Filip Hrgovic defeated Moses Itauma by ninth-round stoppage in London to win the vacant IBF heavyweight title. The result made Hrgovic Croatia’s first heavyweight world champion and ended Itauma’s unbeaten professional record.

Tensions flared at the weigh-in ahead of the Itauma-Hrgovic fight when Itauma pushed Hrgovic off the stage and Hrgovic responded with a slap. The bout was promoted as a vacant IBF heavyweight title fight at London’s O2 Arena.