Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMoses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic were involved in a heated altercation at Friday's weigh-in ahead of their clash for the vacant IBF heavyweight belt at London's O2 Arena on Saturday. The physical altercation began when 21-year-old Briton Itauma pushed his 34-year-old Croatian opponent off the stage while Hrgovic flexed in front of spectators. Hrgovic responded by returning to the stage and slapping Itauma before officials intervened to separate the two heavyweight boxers. Itauma admitted he lost his composure during the face-off, while promoter Frank Warren noted the young boxer was attempting to stamp his authority before entering the ring. Unbeaten Itauma comes into the contest following a stoppage of Jermaine Franklin in March, whereas Hrgovic has bounced back from his sole defeat to Daniel Dubois with three straight victories. In fullMoses Itauma shoves Filip Hrgovic off stage before getting slapped at weigh-inMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Moses Itauma slapped by rival at heavyweight title fight weigh-in
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMoses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic were involved in a heated altercation at Friday's weigh-in ahead of their clash for the vacant IBF heavyweight belt at London's O2 Arena on Saturday. The physical altercation began when 21-year-old Briton Itauma pushed his 34-year-old Croatian opponent off the stage while Hrgovic flexed in front of spectators. Hrgovic responded by returning to the stage and slapping Itauma before officials intervened to separate the two heavyweight boxers. Itauma admitted he lost his composure during the face-off, while promoter Frank Warren noted the young boxer was attempting to stamp his authority before entering the ring. Unbeaten Itauma comes into the contest following a stoppage of Jermaine Franklin in March, whereas Hrgovic has bounced back from his sole defeat to Daniel Dubois with three straight victories. In fullMoses Itauma shoves Filip Hrgovic off stage before getting slapped at weigh-inMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
