Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic come to blows at the final weigh-in in London ahead of their vacant IBF heavyweight world title fight on Saturday. Multiple outlets report that Itauma pushes Hrgovic off the stage during the tense face-off, and Hrgovic then slaps him, with security stepping in to separate them.
The incidents are described as part of a wider build-up marked by escalating personal exchanges. Metro and the BBC say Itauma is pushed off and responds with the shove before the slap occurs, while Sky News and the Independent similarly focus on the moment the shove leads to the strike. Metro also adds that Hrgovic repeatedly tries to provoke Itauma during fight week, including comments about his age, as the confrontation becomes increasingly chaotic.
Other coverage extends to the bout itself, with Yahoo Sports and BBC News describing the fight as ending with Hrgovic ending Itauma’s title hopes, including an account that Itauma appears to struggle physically as the contest progresses. Across outlets, the weigh-in clash is presented as the clearest point of agreement, while accounts after the fight reflect a shift to the result rather than the weigh-in confrontation.
