Moses Itauma’s explosive offense carried him into an IBF heavyweight title fight at 21, but Filip Hrgovic exposed the costly machinery underneath it. George Groves now describes Itauma as a “three-round fighter,” a label that rings true once the sheer physical toll of that early assault is broken down.
Itauma held the speed advantage, tagging Hrgovic with sharp, clean punches during the initial minutes. Rather than establishing control, he pursued the knockout as if Hrgovic were simply another fragile victim waiting to fold. The Croatian veteran absorbed the initial storm, forced the prospect into sustained manual labor, and closed the s
