Moses Itauma Exposed as Three Round Fighter

Menu Results Schedule Rankings Videos Tickets Forum Contact Us Menu Rankings Schedule Results Boxing Live Moses Itauma Exposed as Three Round Fighter Google News Preferred Source By Boxing News 24 Desk - 09/20/2026 - Comments 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 show in round nine.

“At the moment, he’s a three-round fighter. That’s the sad fact of it,” Groves told Sky Sports .