Filip Hrgovic defeats Moses Itauma in the ninth round to end the 21-year-old Briton’s bid for a world heavyweight title. Multiple reports say Itauma is taken out of the ring on a stretcher after the stoppage, following a dramatic finish in which a towel is thrown in.
The fight delivers Hrgovic the vacant IBF heavyweight title, and it is Itauma’s first professional loss. Sources describe the result as a shock defeat for the younger fighter, with the stoppage coming after Hrgovic secures control late in the bout. While outlets differ mainly in emphasis—some foreground the towel incident and the dramatic sequence of the stoppage—each account agrees on the winner, the title on offer, the round of the finish, and the immediate medical response after the fight.
