Boxing
Itauma, Hrgovic get physical ahead of Saturday's historic main event
Moses vs Hrgovic: Watch on DAZN PPV - TOMORROW
History will be made on Saturday evening at The O2 Arena in London as Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic lock horns for the vacant IBF heavyweight title, live and exclusively on DAZN PPV.
A win by Itauma makes him the second-youngest heavyweight champion behind Mike Tyson. If Hrgovic wins, he'll be the first Croatian to capture heavyweight gold.
Before we witness history, Itauma and Hrgovic had one final chance to get inside each other's heads at Friday's weigh-ins. Things have gotten intense between the two as fight week has gone along, and it came to a head at the end of the weigh-in.
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First, Hrgovic came in at a svelte 236.2 pounds, and Itauma at 241.7 pounds. Right after Itauma stepped off the scale, Itauma and Hrgovic made a beeline towards one another and went in each other's faces immediately.
A war of words ensued with Hrgovic saying, "I’m going to f—ing smash you".
They continued to jaw at each other back and forth until a DAZN microphone got put in between them.
"I am the man," Hrgovic said.
"I'm going f—k you up," Itauma shot right back.
Hrgovic stepped right in front of Itauma and posed for the cameras. Then Itauma proceeded to slightly push Hrgovic off the stage. Hrgovic popped back up onto the stage and slapped the 21-year-old in the face.
Security and respective fight teams separated them before the situation escalated further.
Moses Itauma vs. Filip Hrgovic Weigh-In Results
- Moses Itauma (241.7) vs. Filip Hrgovic (236.2); For Vacant IBF Heavyweight Title
- Sam Noakes (134.1) vs. Dennis Berinchyk (134.1); Lightweights
- Nelson Hysa (259.1) vs. Thomas Narmo (257.1) Heavyweights
- Constantin Ursu (146.1) vs. Ben Vaughan (146.1); Welterweights
- Guido Vinnello (241.1) vs. Moses Jolly (254.6); Heavyweights
Moses vs. Hrgovic - exclusively on DAZN PPV
Watch Moses Itauma attempt to become the youngest world heavyweight champion since Mike Tyson against Filip Hrgovic on Saturday night, only on DAZN.
Buy as a one-off PPV or included along with Garcia vs. Benn (Sept 12, UK only) and Canelo vs. Mbilli (Oct 31) PPVs with a DAZN Ultimate Tier subscription.
