This weekend, Moses Itauma will fight Filip Hrgovic for the vacant IBF heavyweight title, with a piece of history on the line.
If Itauma wins, the Briton will become the youngest world heavyweight champion since Mike Tyson, who broke the record 40 years ago.
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And Itauma, 21, will enter Saturday’s main event full of confidence, with a 14-0 (12 KOs) record to his name, having stopped Dillian Whyte and Jermaine Franklin in his last two bouts.
Moses Itauma (left) vs Filip Hrgovic is a fitting vacant-title fight (Getty)
Hrgovic is a seasoned heavyweight, however, an Olympic medalist who has lost just once as a pro. The Croatian, 34, was bloodied by Daniel Dubois to the point of a stoppage in 2024, but he has since beaten three Britons in a row.
Will Itauma be the fourth? Or can the young star claim his biggest scalp yet? As he and Hrgovic vie for the IBF belt, after Oleksandr Usyk vacated it this summer, here’s all you need to know.
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When is the fight?
Itauma vs Hrgovic will take place on Saturday 29 August at the O2 Arena in London. The main card is due to begin at 6.30pm BST (10.30am PT / 12.30pm CT / 1.30pm ET), with main-event ring walks following at approximately 10pm BST (2pm PT / 4pm CT / 5pm ET).
How can I watch it?
Itauma vs Hrgovic and its undercard will stream live exclusively on DAZN pay-per-view, at a cost of £24.99. You can purchase the fight here, which also allows eight free days of DAZN Standard.
Odds
Itauma – 1/7
Hrgovic – 5/1
Draw – 20/1
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Fight card in full
Last time out, Itauma became the first boxer to stop Jermaine Franklin (PA Wire)
Subject to change; ‘C’ denotes champion:
Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic (vacant IBF heavyweight title)
Sam Noakes vs Denys Berinchyk (lightweight)
Constantin Ursu (C) vs Ben Vaughan (British and Commonwealth welterweight titles)
Aloys Youmbi vs Mike Perez (cruiserweight)
Tony Curtis vs Nathan Gonzales (super-flyweight)
Abnor Jashari vs Numan Hussain (super-featherweight)
Frankie Wood vs Callum Lee (featherweight)
Sam King vs Jack Swallow (middleweight)
Zayn Ahmed vs Liam Fitzmauric (super-bantamweight)
Hassan Ishaq vs Enzo Bahiano Munoz (super-bantamweight)
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