Filip Hrgovic Slaps Moses Itauma at Weigh Ins
Ahead of their heavyweight clash tomorrow night, tensions boiled over as Filip Hrgovic slapped Moses Itauma.
Tensions boiled over at the weigh-ins ahead of the heavyweight clash between the Croatian Filip Hrgovic and the young prodigy Moses Itauma.
Dubbed 'Natural born Thriller', Hrgovic and Itauma will clash for the vacant IBF heavyweight title, and whilst the two are clearly respectful of each other's skills, there has been an edge to proceedings during fight week.
Itauma is just 21 years old, holding a record of 14-0 with 12 knockouts. His biggest wins are Dillian Whyte and Jermaine Franklin Jr, both of whom he finished in under six rounds.
Hrgovic is more experienced at 20-1, with wins over Joe Joyce, David Adeleye and Dave Allen in his last three fights. His only loss comes at the hands of Daniel Dubois as a result of a doctor's stoppage due to cuts.
Filip Hrgovic vs Moses Itauma
Tensions Boil Over at Weigh-Ins
The weigh-ins and final face-off went down on Friday afternoon. The Brit, Itauma, weighed in at 241.7 lbs, with Filip Hrgovic coming in at 236.2 lbs.
After both weighing in, the two faced off and exchanged words. What the broadcast picked up saw Hrgovic say, "I am the man", with Itauma stating, "I'm going to fu*k you up", to which his foe tomorrow night responded, saying, "I'm going to fu*cking smash you".
The two then faced forwards, and as Hrgovic was posing to the crowd, the Brit shoved him off the stage.
Understandably, the Croatian wasn't happy and jumped back onto the stage and slapped Itauma straight in the face. Security then had to hold both men back, who were trying their best to get at each other. Both men's teams then jumped on stage, and Frank Warren did his best to calm the situation before it got too out of hand.
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