Croatian boxer Filip Hrgovič became the new IBF heavyweight world champion in London, defeating Moses Itauma in a fight for the vacant title. The match turned after the young Brit with ties to Slovakia initially set the pace, but ran out of strength in later rounds. teraz.sk ↗
Itauma, a native of Kežmarok representing Great Britain, entered the fight with a record of 14 wins without a loss and with the opportunity to become one of the youngest heavyweight world champions after Mike Tyson. The twenty-one-year-old boxer, according to available information, had the advantage at the beginning and had never boxed longer than six rounds before this fight. sport.sk ↗
The more experienced Hrgovič, however, waited for his opportunity. In the eighth round, he began to gradually change the course of the fight and in the ninth round stopped Itauma with a knockout. For the British boxer, this meant his first professional loss and at the same time a harsh lesson in his first world title fight.
Hrgovič thereby became the first Croatian heavyweight world champion. The result changes the situation in the IBF division, where the vacant title created space for a new champion. For Itauma, the future remains a question of his comeback after the first loss, while Hrgovič enters the position of a world title defender.
Hrgovič Defeated Itauma and Won the IBF Heavyweight Title
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Hrgovič sa stal novým majstrom sveta IBF v ťažkej váhe
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Itauma, dal dominio al dramma: Hrgovic lo abbatte al nono round e conquista il titolo dei massimi
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