Moses Itauma Slaps Filip Hrgovic After Face-Off in Weight-In Stage
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Moses Itauma receives slap to the face after pushing Filip Hrgovic off weigh-in stage following tense final face-off; both fighters weigh in lighter than their previous fights; Itauma, 21, is aiming to become Britain's youngest heavyweight world champion on Saturday at the O2 Arena
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BBC SportThat decision has paid off spectacularly. At 21, Itauma steps into the ring against Filip Hrgovic on Saturday for the vacant IBF title with the chance to become the second-youngest world heavyweight champion in history.
The Guardian SportBoxing 10pm Moses Itauma v Filip Hrgovic live The IBF belt relinquished by Oleksandr Usyk will be on the line in London and the 21-year-old Moses Itauma (14-0, 12 KOs) could become the second-youngest heavyweight champion of all time. Croatia’s Filip Hrgovic (20-1, 15KOs) will be the toughest challenge of Itauma’s fledgling career. There is plenty of expectation surrounding the British prospect, with Prince Naseem Hamed claiming Itauma is a “million times better” than Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury and could become the best of all time. Bryan Armen Graham hosts the big fight blog and Donald McRae reports from the O2 Arena.
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As Hrgovic turned to pose for photographs, Itauma shoved him in the back, sending the 34-year-old off the stage.
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Sky SportsAs Hrgovic then moved to the front of the stage to flex for the crowd, Itauma pushed him in the back and the Croatian stumbled forwards and off the podium, keeping his feet.
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Hrgovic then got back on stage and threw a slap at his British opponent's face as security stepped in.
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BBC SportHrgovic climbed back up, reached through security and slapped the Chatham fighter in the face before members of both teams became involved as security separated them.
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01 Sky Sports After taking to the scales - both fighters weighing in lighter than their previous respective bouts, with Itauma at 241.7lbs and Hrgovic at 236.2lbs - the boxers went face to face and were soon trading barbs.
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02 BBC Sport "He pushed me first so I just gave it back. He started it," Hrgovic said, before breaking off from the interview to stare down Itauma.
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03 The Guardian Sport Saturday Football 8am-12pm (all times BST)Matchday live With another round of Premier League fixtures coming up and the imminent closure of the transfer window, Luke McLaughlin and Sarah Rendell will be keeping pace with all the day’s breaking news from around the grounds. Join our Matchday live community by sending your thoughts and queries to matchday.live@theguardian.com.
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