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Filip Hrgovic stuns Britain’s Moses Itauma to claim IBF world heavyweight title
34-year-old Hrgovic is first Croat to win such a title
TL;DR
- Filip Hrgovic defeated Moses Itauma by ninth-round stoppage to win the IBF world heavyweight title.
- Hrgovic is the first world heavyweight champion from Croatia.
- Itauma dominated the early rounds, dropping Hrgovic in the second, but his stamina faded.
- Hrgovic mounted a comeback in the later rounds, overwhelming an exhausted Itauma.
- Itauma appeared to injure his knee and left the ring on a stretcher.
- The fight highlighted the vulnerability of inexperienced fighters against resilient world-class opponents.