# Hrgovic wins IBF heavyweight title as Itauma is taken to hospital

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-30 05:58 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/30/hrgovic-wins-ibf-world-heavyweight-boxing-title-as-itauma-hospitalised?traffic_source=rss

> Croatia’s Filip Hrgovic stopped Britain’s Moses Itauma in the ninth round in London to win the vacant IBF world heavyweight title, becoming Croatia’s first heavyweight world champion. Itauma, who had been bidding to become the second-youngest champion in the division, was carried from the ring on a stretcher and taken to hospital.