Moses Itauma faces Filip Hrgovic for the vacant IBF heavyweight title tonight (Saturday, August 29) at The O2 in London, England.
- The bout features Slovakian-British unbeaten southpaw Itauma (14-0, 12 KOs) against Croatia’s former interim title challenger Hrgovic (20-1, 15 KOs).
- The No. 3 and No. 4 ranked contenders clash for the belt vacated by Oleksandr Usyk in June.
- The fighters weighed in at 241.7 lbs and 236.2 lbs, respectively.
- Itauma, 21, comes off a stoppage victory over Jermaine Franklin in March, while Hrgovic, 34, TKO’d David Allen in May.
How to watch: Live on DAZN.
The undercard includes:
- Lightweight bout between British former world title challenger Sam Noakes (18-1, 16 KOs) and former WBO champion Denys Berinchyk (19-1, 9 KOs) of Ukraine.
- Heavyweight matchup between Albania’s Nelson Hysa (24-0, 22 KOs) and Germany-based Thomas Narmo (14-0, 14 KOs) of Norway.
- Welterweight battle between UK-based Constantin Ursu (15-0, 6 KOs) of Moldova and British Ben Vaughan (12-2, 4 KOs).
- Heavyweight contest between Italy’s Guido Vianello (14-3-1, 12 KOs) and Moses Jolly (12-0, 8 KOs) of Wales.
In a cruiserweight bout on the prelims, Aloys Youmbi (11-1, 9 KOs) now faces Sherif Musah (4-2-1, 2 KOs), who replaced Mike Perez (32-3-1, 22 KOs).
Itauma vs Hrgovic results
Main card
- Filip Hrgovic def. Moses Itauma by TKO (R9, 2:27) | Watch video
- Sam Noakes def. Denys Berinchyk by unanimous decision (100-90, 99-91, 98-92) | Watch video
- Nelson Hysa def. Thomas Narmo by TKO (R2, 0:36)
- Constantin Ursu def. Ben Vaughan by TKO (R8, 0:03)
- Guido Vianello vs. Moses Jolly – points draw (76-76)
Prelims
- Arbnor Jashari def. Numan Hussain by points (59-55)
- Aloys Youmbi def. Sherif Musah by decision (60-54)
- Zayn Ahmed def. Liam Fitzmaurice by TKO (R2, 2:47)
- Hassan Ishaq def. Enzo Bahiano Munoz by points (40-36)
- Frankie Wood def. Callum Lee by TKO (R6, 1:21)
- Tony Curtis def. Imad Naseeb by points (58-56)
- Sam King def. Jack Swallow by points
Itauma vs Hrgovic live blog
Filip Hrgovic TKOs Moses Itauma in ninth round to become champion
Filip Hrgovic (21-1, 16 KOs) defeats Moses Itauma (14-1, 12 KOs) by ninth-round TKO to claim the vacant IBF heavyweight title. The official time of the stoppage was 2:27 of the round.
On his way to victory, Hrgovic was dropped in the second round.
In the ninth, and what turned out to be the final round, with both fighters fairly exhausted, Hrgovic pressed forward and dropped Itauma before the referee waved off the fight as Itauma’s corner threw in the towel.
Sam Noakes defeats Denys Berinchyk by decision
Sam Noakes (19-1, 16 KOs) defeats Denys Berinchyk (19-2, 9 KOs) by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBO International lightweight title. The judges scored the fight 100-90, 99-91, and 98-92.
Nelson Hysa stops Thomas Narmo in second round
Nelson Hysa (25-0, 23 KOs) defeats Thomas Narmo (14-1, 14 KOs) by second-round TKO to retain his WBO Global heavyweight title. The stoppage came at 0:36 of the round.
Constantin Ursu TKOs Ben Vaughan in eighth round
Constantin Ursu (16-0, 7 KOs) defeats Ben Vaughan (12-3, 4 KOs) by eighth-round TKO to retain his British and Commonwealth welterweight titles. The fight was stopped on the advice of the ringside doctor due to a cut Vaughan suffered over his right eye in the fifth round. The official time was 0:03 of the round.
Guido Vianello and Moses Jolly fight to a draw
Guido Vianello (14-3-2, 12 KOs) and Moses Jolly (12-0-1, 8 KOs) fight to a points draw at heavyweight. The referee scored the fight 76-76.
Main Card Live
The five-fight main card is now live on DAZN PPV.
Free Prelims
The live blog will cover the main card. You can watch the prelims below, with results added as the main card gets underway.