Itauma vs Hrgovic

Who won Itauma vs Hrgovic?

Filip Hrgovic beat Moses Itauma by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, August 29th, 2026, at O2 Arena, Greenwich.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was for the IBF heavyweight championship of the world.

Hrgovic's captured the IBF World Heavyweight Championship, winning the belt against in this fight. He had held this belt for 8 days.

Also on the undercard Sam Noakes beat Denys Berinchyk, Constantin Ursu defeated Ben Vaughan for the BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight belts, Nelson Hysa was victorious over Thomas Narmo, Guido Vianello drew with Moses Jolly, and Aloys Youmbi defeated Sherif Musah.

Itauma vs Hrgovic stats

Moses Itauma stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Filip Hrgovic made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Itauma had an advantage in power over Hrgovic, with a 86% knockout percentage compared to Hrgovic's 75%.

Moses Itauma was the younger man by 13 years, at 21 years old.

Hrgovic had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Moses Itauma fought out of the southpaw stance, while Filip Hrgovic was an orthodox fighter.

Itauma was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2023, 5 years and 3 months later than Hrgovic, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 74 fewer professional rounds, totaling 40 compared to Hrgovic's 114.

Moses Itauma went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Filip Hrgovic was ranked number 7 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Itauma vs Hrgovic form

Moses Itauma had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jermaine Franklin on March 28, 2026, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Dillian Whyte on August 16, 2025, by technical knockout in the 1st round at ANB Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mike Balogun on May 24, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Demsey McKean on December 21, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He had beaten Mariusz Wach on July 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Hrgovic had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Dave Allen on May 16, 2026, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated David Adeleye on August 16, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joe Joyce on April 5, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Daniel Dubois on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He had defeated Mark de Mori on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at KINGDOM ARENA, Riyadh.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Moses Itauma had been fighting more than Filip Hrgovic.

Going into this contest, Moses Itauma had last fought 5 months and 1 day ago, while Filip Hrgovic's last outing had been 3 months and 13 days ago.

Itauma's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Hrgovic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Itauma vs Hrgovic start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Itauma vs Hrgovic?

The DAZN PPV show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Itauma vs Hrgovic?

Moses Itauma was a 1/18 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Filip Hrgovic made his way into the ring at 19/4 (+480) with oddsmakers.