LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 28: Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic face-off up of their IBF World Heavyweight title conflict during the Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic: Natural Born Thriller measurement successful astatine Spitalfields connected August 28, 2026 successful London, England. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
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Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic couldn't hold until Saturday to get beingness pinch 1 another. At the weigh-ins and face-off for the IBF heavyweight title fight, Itauma shoved Hrgovic disconnected the shape and the second retaliated by slapping the former's face. A small spot of a work? Maybe, but this is simply a morganatic heavyweight title conflict compelling connected its own, moreover earlier the extra-curricular activities. Here's erstwhile the existent conflict starts and really you tin watch. Let's talk boxing.
Key Facts At A Glance
| Fight | Moses Itauma vs. Filip Hrgovic, 12 rounds |
| Title | Vacant IBF heavyweight championship |
| Date | Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026 |
| Venue | The O2 Arena, London |
| Broadcast | DAZN pay-per-view worldwide |
| Price | $59.99 U.S. / £24.99 U.K. |
| Card start | 6:30 p.m. BST / 1:30 p.m. ET |
| Main arena ringing walks | 10 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. BST |
| Itauma | 14-0, 12 KOs, property 21, southpaw, 241.7 pounds |
| Hrgovic | 20-1, 15 KOs, property 34, orthodox, 236.2 pounds |
What Time Does Itauma Vs. Hrgovic Start?
The O2 Arena paper opens astatine 6:30 p.m. BST, and main arena ringing walks are expected betwixt 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. BST. My earlier preview carries the afloat undercard.
Start Times By Region, Per DAZN
| United Kingdom (BST) | 6:30 p.m. | 10 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. |
| U.S. Eastern (ET) | 1:30 p.m. | 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
| U.S. Pacific (PT) | 10:30 a.m. | 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
How Can You Watch The Fight?
DAZN sells the paper arsenic a pay-per-view worldwide astatine $59.99 successful the United States and £24.99 successful the United Kingdom. Ultimate subscribers get it astatine nary other cost.
Who Else Is On The Card?
Queensberry Promotions filled the O2 bill pinch 11 bouts, 3 carrying belts.
Full Card, Per Queensberry Promotions
| Moses Itauma vs. Filip Hrgovic | Heavyweight | Vacant IBF world heavyweight title |
| Sam Noakes vs. Denys Berinchyk | Lightweight | None |
| Constantin Ursu vs. Ben Vaughan | Welterweight | British and Commonwealth titles |
| Nelson Hysa vs. Thomas Narmo | Heavyweight | WBO Global title |
| Guido Vianello vs. Moses Jolly | Heavyweight | None |
| Aloys Youmbi vs. Sherif Musah | Cruiserweight | None |
| Abnor Jashari vs. Numan Hussain | Super featherweight | None |
| Frankie Wood vs. Callum Lee | Featherweight | None |
| Sam King vs. Jack Swallow | Middleweight | None |
| Zayn Ahmed vs. Liam Fitzmaurice | Super bantamweight | None |
| Hassan Ishaq vs. Enzo Bahiano Munoz | Super bantamweight | None |
What Is Actually On The Line?
Itauma is younger, but looks a spot much imposing arsenic the 2 fighters faced off. His caput and cervix are noticeably bigger and the belief is that he'll person the superior manus velocity and power. Itauma, 21, is bidding to go the youngest heavyweight champion since Mike Tyson. If Hrgovic tin propulsion the upset aliases astatine the very slightest springiness the young, steam-rolling heavyweight a bully fight, he'll thief his stock. In immoderate case, everyone is expecting a coronation and the charismatic opening of the Itauma era.
The IBF loop is vacant. Oleksandr Usyk gave it up successful June, and Frank Sanchez took a step-aside costs that makes him the winner's apt mandatory.
Recent Form, Per BoxRec
| Itauma | KO1 Dillian Whyte, KO5 Jermaine Franklin, undefeated successful 14 |
| Hrgovic | UD10 Joe Joyce, UD10 David Adeleye, TKO3 Dave Allen |
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