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British heavyweight Moses Itauma stretchered out after gruelling world title defeat
Confirmed
Hrgovic registered a16th stoppage in his 21st win to become the first heavyweight world champion from Croatia Itauma showed that many of the qualities which looked spectacular against lesser opposition still worked against a genuine world-level heavyweight.
The remarkable night should not be remembered as the moment Itauma was exposed as incapable of operating at world level - his boxing showed the opposite. "Someone said to me he doesn't feel like he'd win a world title unless he knocks him out.
Promoter Frank Warren said after the bout that Hrgovic is set to next fight Cuban Frank Sanchez, but the Croatian himself said he instead wants to take on WBO champion Daniel Dubois and then WBC title holder Agit Kabayel — both of whom were ringside at the O2 Arena.
As the week wore on, Itauma looked increasingly irritated and eventually lost his composure at the weigh-in, shoving Hrgovic before the Croatian responded with a slap. What it exposed was the difference between possessing world-level talent and having the conditioning, experience and ring craft required to manage a 12-round world-title fight.
“I don’t know from where I got energy in that [ninth] round,” said the 34-year-old Hrgovic, almost as spent physically as his beaten opponent.
What's confirmed
- Hrgovic registered a16th stoppage in his 21st win to become the first heavyweight world champion from Croatia Itauma showed that many of the qualities which looked spectacular against lesser opposition still worked again
- The remarkable night should not be remembered as the moment Itauma was exposed as incapable of operating at world level - his boxing showed the opposite.
- Promoter Frank Warren said after the bout that Hrgovic is set to next fight Cuban Frank Sanchez, but the Croatian himself said he instead wants to take on WBO champion Daniel Dubois and then WBC title holder Agit Kabayel
- As the week wore on, Itauma looked increasingly irritated and eventually lost his composure at the weigh-in, shoving Hrgovic before the Croatian responded with a slap.
- “I don’t know from where I got energy in that [ninth] round,” said the 34-year-old Hrgovic, almost as spent physically as his beaten opponent.
What's still developing
- The remarkable night should not be remembered as the moment Itauma was exposed as incapable of operating at world level - his boxing showed the opposite.
- What it exposed was the difference between possessing world-level talent and having the conditioning, experience and ring craft required to manage a 12-round world-title fight.
- As the week wore on, Itauma looked increasingly irritated and eventually lost his composure at the weigh-in, shoving Hrgovic before the Croatian responded with a slap.
- "Someone said to me he doesn't feel like he'd win a world title unless he knocks him out.
- Hrgovic registered a16th stoppage in his 21st win to become the first heavyweight world champion from Croatia Itauma showed that many of the qualities which looked spectacular against lesser opposition still worked…
- “I don’t know from where I got energy in that [ninth] round,” said the 34-year-old Hrgovic, almost as spent physically as his beaten opponent.
- Promoter Frank Warren said after the bout that Hrgovic is set to next fight Cuban Frank Sanchez, but the Croatian himself said he instead wants to take on WBO champion Daniel Dubois and then WBC title holder Agit…