Itauma brushes off ‘school’ jibes as he aims to be youngest heavyweight champ since Tyson
Summary
Moses Itauma, a 21-year-old undefeated British boxer, will fight Filip Hrgovic for the IBF heavyweight title in London. If Itauma wins, he will be the youngest heavyweight champion since Mike Tyson in 1986.Key Facts
- Moses Itauma is 21 years old and has a perfect professional record of 14 wins and no losses.
- Filip Hrgovic is 34 years old with a record of 21 wins and 1 loss.
- The fight will decide the IBF heavyweight championship.
- Hrgovic has criticized Itauma’s youth and experience, saying he will “send him back to high school.”
- Itauma has ignored the insults and focuses on winning the fight.
- Itauma started his professional career shortly after turning 18 and has quickly made a name for himself.
- Itauma was born in Slovakia to a Nigerian father and Slovakian mother and moved to England as a child.
- The fight was initially meant to pick a challenger for former IBF champ Oleksandr Usyk, who later gave up his titles.
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