Filip Hrgovic stuns Moses Itauma with epic comeback as British heavyweight star loses unbeaten record

Filip Hrgovic produced one of the shocks of the boxing year, stopping an exhausted Moses Itauma in the ninth round at The O2 to win the vacant IBF heavyweight title and become Croatia's first world heavyweight champion. <p>Itauma, unbeaten coming into the fight and one of the sport's most talked about young talents, had started like a man intent on an early night and for six rounds barely lost a minute.</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13577311/moses-itauma-vs-filip-hrgovic-world-title-would-earn-british-rising-star-sporting-icon-status-says-frank-warren">World title would earn Moses Itauma 'sporting icon' status, says Frank Warren</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13491463/boxing-2026-fight-schedule-and-latest-results-tyson-fury-oleksandr-usyk-katie-taylor-and-more">Boxing in 2026: Key dates, results and upcoming schedule</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">Get Sky Sports</a> or <a href="https://www.nowtv.com/watch-sky-sports-online?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">stream boxing and more with no contract</a></strong></li></ul><p>It looked like Itauma's bid to become Britain's second-youngest world champion was on course for success after a right hook to the temple rocked Hrgovic inside the opening minute, followed by a second-round left hook that forced the Croatian to steady himself with a glove…