Moses Itauma experiences his first major setback in the heavyweight division after suffering a brutal knockout defeat. Multiple reports describe Itauma as dominating during the early stages of the fight against a Croatian opponent, before the bout turns late into a chaotic ninth round that ends with a stoppage.
Both outlets frame the loss as a sharp interruption to Itauma’s fast-rising momentum. They note that the defeat halts what is described as a meteoric rise, shifting the discussion from his early control of the contest to what went wrong in the later rounds. The emphasis is on the contrast between Itauma’s advantage earlier in the fight and the sudden outcome when the fight reaches the ninth.
While both accounts align on the overall timeline—early dominance followed by a chaotic ninth-round finish—neither provides extensive technical detail beyond the characterization of the knockout and its impact on Itauma’s progress.
