Filip Hrgović delivered a masterclass in psychology, determination and raw strength to overpower the Brit Moses Itauma at the O2 Arena in London, England, on Saturday night to become IBF World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. Hrgović’s TKO of Itauma in the 9th Round came as a result of a sustained onslaught by the Croatian on the 21-year-old, which left him propped up by the ropes and Itauma’s corner throwing in the towel.

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Lester Martinez wore down Luka Plantic before stopping him in the tenth round to retain his interim WBC super middleweight title Saturday night, August 29, at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles. Plantic made the opening rounds competitive, but his early aggression became increasingly difficult to sustain against Martinez’s combinations and body attack.

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Filip Hrgovic exposed more than Moses Itauma’s stamina. He exposed the cost of fighting as though every opening has to produce a knockout. Itauma spent heavily trying to finish a heavyweight who kept coming back, leaving himself vulnerable when those attacks exhausted him.

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Mauricio Lara had to climb off the canvas before collecting his fifth straight victory, stopping Carlos Ornelas in the second round on Saturday night in Guadalajara, Mexico. The former WBA featherweight champion got the quick finish, but Ornelas made him pay before going down himself.

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Former WBA featherweight champion Mauricio “El Bronco” Lara recovered from a first-round knockdown to stop Carlos “Chinito” Ornelas at 0:42 of the second round on Saturday in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

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Moses Itauma may decide that reclaiming his pride requires another fight with Filip Hrgovic. If he stubbornly demands an immediate rematch, Queensberry must refuse him.

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Lester Martinez (20-0-1, 16 KOs) will make the first defense of his WBC interim super middleweight title against Luka Plantic (13-0, 10 KOs) tonight at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, California. Martinez fights on the same weekend as the Festival Chapin at Lafayette Park a few miles away from the Galen Center.

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Chantelle Cameron’s pressure and body punching carried her to a unanimous decision over Mikaela Mayer on Saturday night, earning her the unified WBA, WBC and WBO super welterweight titles at bp pulse LIVE in Birmingham, England.

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Filip Hrgovic survived an early knockdown and eight difficult rounds before stopping Moses Itauma in the ninth to win the vacant IBF heavyweight title Saturday at The O2 Arena in Greenwich, London.

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Heavyweight Filip Hrgovic (21-1, 16 KOs) wore down Moses Itauma, taking his best shots to score a stoppage in the ninth round to capture the vacant IBF heavyweight title at The O2 Arena in London. Itauma looked like a sure-thing winner through six rounds, but unaccustomed to fighting longer fights due to the weak matchmaking by his promoters, he had nothing left by the seventh round.

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Johnny Nelson has given his final prediction just a few hours ahead of the first bell for Moses Itauma’s much-anticipated world title fight with Filip Hrgovic. The exciting Itauma…

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Ben Whittaker is one win away from becoming Dmitrii Bivol’s IBF mandatory, which sounds impressive until Conor Wallace is examined. Wallace has a 17-1 record, an IBF No. 2 ranking and almost nothing that shows he belongs within touching distance of Bivol.

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The biggest fight of Conor Benn‘s career is fast approaching against Ryan Garcia, and Shannon Briggs is the latest to make his prediction. So far, Benn has had…

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Moses Itauma faces Filip Hrgovic tonight, Saturday, August 29, at The O2 Arena in London for the vacant IBF heavyweight title. Live results and round-by-round coverage of the main event will be posted below.

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Jaron Ennis could be about to announce a three-belt light middleweight unification fight with a British fighter this autumn. Ennis is a former IBF and WBA welterweight champion who…

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John L. Sullivan defeated Dominick McCaffrey on August 29, 1885, in a fight now recognized as the first world heavyweight championship contested under Marquess of Queensberry rules. Boxing’s gloved era began with a disputed agreement, an illegal prizefight and seven rounds crammed into a six round contest.

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Paulie Malignaggi expects Ryan Garcia to knock out Conor Benn when they meet on September 12 in Las Vegas. He sees too large a difference in speed, skill, and boxing education for Benn’s aggression to overcome.

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Paulie Malignaggi does not believe Canelo Alvarez will defeat Christian Mbilli when they meet on October 31 in Riyadh. He considers Alvarez the more skilled boxer but sees Mbilli’s pace as the deciding factor against the 36-year-old.

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The IBF is trying to stop Jai Opetaia’s lawsuit before a federal court considers his allegations of collusion, retaliation and financial harm.

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After beating the damaged and depleted Errol Spence Jnr in July in Sydney, Australia , Tim Tszyu stated that middleweight was to be his new weight in what will surely be the final chapter of his career. At 31 years old, Tszyu has been consistently busy since debuting in December of 2016 , dominating the junior middleweight division in Australia to then be managed and matched with several select fighters from America who were, in turn, lured across the Pacific to be used as shark bait.

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