08/30/2026
A major shock in British boxing as 21-year-old Moses Itauma suffers his first professional defeat against experienced Croatian Filip Hrgovic in London. Itauma was expected by many to continue his rise towards heavyweight championship glory, but the contest went the distance into the later rounds before being stopped in the ninth. The young British fighter was taken to hospital for checks following the bout. Hrgovic has now made history as Croatia’s first heavyweight world champion. Was this simply a setback for Itauma, or did Hrgovic prove he was ready for the biggest stage?