Boxing: Hrgovic wins IBF World Heavyweight title as Itauma hospitalised

Croatian boxer, Filip Hrgovic, on Saturday defeated Britain’s Moses Itauma via a ninth-round stoppage to triumph the vacant International Boxing Federation, IBF, satellite heavyweight rubric successful London.

Itauma was connected apical during the fight’s aboriginal stages against Hrgovic, but had to beryllium carried from the ringing connected a stretcher to the infirmary from the O2 Arena.

The satellite heavyweight rubric that Hrgovic won was vacated by Ukrainian fighter, Oleksandr Usyk.

Speaking aft beating Itauma, Hrgovic said, “I’m the present, and helium is decidedly the future. He is an astonishing fighter, but helium needed much experience.”

Hrgovic’s lone decision came astatine the hands of British boxer, Daniel Dubois, 2 years ago.

Boxing: Hrgovic wins IBF World Heavyweight rubric arsenic Itauma hospitalised