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Filip Hrgovic stuns Britain’s Moses Itauma to claim IBF world heavyweight title

21-year-old Itauma stopped after ninth-round rally 34-year-old Hrgovic is first Croat to win such a title Moses Itauma’s hopes of becoming the second-youngest world heavyweight champion in history lay in ruins after the extraordinarily tough and resilient Filip Hrgovic stopped him in the ninth round of their IBF title fight. Yet, until the latter stages of round eight, the sheer speed and dextrous power of the Briton had dominated the contest, with the Croat being dropped in the second and…
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