Moses Itauma will fight Filip Hrgovic for the vacant IBF heavyweight title at the O2 Arena in London tonight, with a win making the 21-year-old the second youngest heavyweight world champion in history. The record is currently held by Mike Tyson, who achieved the feat 40 years ago.
Fight night details and start times
The first fight is scheduled to begin at around 4:00pm UK time (11am ET / 10am CT / 8am PT). The main card is set to start at 6:30pm UK time (1:30pm ET / 12:30pm CT / 10:30am CT). In the main event, Hrgovic is expected to make the ring walk first at roughly 10pm UK time (5pm ET / 4pm CT / 2pm PT), with Itauma following immediately after.
Itauma, from Chatham, comes into the contest following back-to-back knockout wins over Dillian Whyte and Jermaine Franklin. Hrgovic, an Olympic medalist, is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous fighters in the heavyweight division. His only professional loss came two years ago when he was stopped after being bloodied by Daniel Dubois.
How to watch on DAZN
The fight will be streamed live on DAZN pay-per-view at a cost of £24.99. The event will be shown in over 200 countries worldwide via a DAZN subscription. An annual Super Saver subscription costs £119.99 / $224.99 for 12 months or £14.99 / $19.99 per month, while a Monthly Flexible pass, which can be cancelled at any time, costs £24.99 / $29.99 per month.
Fans can order the fight on DAZN PPV for £24.99 or watch it at no extra cost with DAZN Ultimate.
Full fight card
- Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic
- Constantin Ursu vs Ben Vaughan
- Sam Noakes vs Denys Berinchyk
- Nelson Hysa vs Thomas Narmo
- Aloys Youmbi vs Sherif Musah
- Tony Curtis vs Imad Naseeb
- Arbnor Jashari vs Numan Hussain
- Guido Vianello vs Moses Jolly
- Frankie Wood vs Callum Lee
- Sam King vs Jack Swallow
- Zayn Ahmed vs Liam Fitzmaurice
- Hassan Ishaq vs Enzo Bahiano Munoz
Quotes from the fighters
Itauma said: “I want to first address that I am not trying to become the second youngest heavyweight champion of the world, I am trying to beat Filip Hrgovic. Second of all, this fight is what I wanted. I asked Queensberry for so long. I think it is a style match-up I reckon I can thrive on, the pressure I can thrive on and it is just waiting to fight. Obviously the world title is an achievement and an accolade. And that is a plus one, but my sole focus is Hrgovic. If I ain’t going to beat Hrgovic, it doesn’t matter about the world title and it doesn’t matter about the noise or nothing. My job is to be victorious on fight night. I am ready to rock and roll.”
Hrgovic said: “I am just telling you facts. I am not playing any games. I just tell you what I think in the moment. Like I said, I am not so smart to play these mind games. I think he is a kid, he is not mature enough and I think I am the man. I am a much better age, much more experience and yeah, that is it. No mind games. God willing you know I will beat him, I’ll smash the kid on Saturday and send him back to high school.”
He added: “He has said he wants some props but I have come here to London, on his territory, this kid everyone is avoiding. I have come here for a fight and – against all the odds – I believe in myself. I am fighting the guy they call ‘The next Mike Tyson.’ So give me some props, I am going to smash the kid.”
All fight times are subject to change and will depend on how long the undercard takes to complete.
