Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic: Winner will be crowned IBF champion
British heavyweight boxer Moses Itauma is set to face Filip Hrgovic for the vacant IBF title on August 29 at London's O2 Arena. The fight follows the title being vacated by Oleksandr Usyk, with Frank Sanchez stepping aside to allow the bout to proceed.
Why it matters
This match is a significant event in professional boxing, potentially crowning the youngest heavyweight champion since Mike Tyson.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Moses Itauma (left) has described Filip Hrgovic as his "toughest fight" to date
British heavyweight Moses Itauma's fight against Filip Hrgovic on 29 August will be for the vacant IBF title.
Itauma, 21, has been widely tipped as the next star of heavyweight boxing, with 12 knockouts in 14 professional victories.
Promoter Frank Warren told BBC Sport the IBF belt, vacated by Oleksandr Usyk in June, will be on the line at London's O2 Arena.
"A lot of people have high expectations of him as I have, by the way," Queensberry Promotions' Warren told BBC Sport.
"We signed him when he was 16. He was an amateur. We sponsored him and he turned professional with us. And he's been amazing and sort of taken the world by storm.
"This is a big moment for him. But I'm confident he can do it."
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