Filip Hrgovic just flipped the heavyweight division on its head. At London’s O2 Arena, Hrgovic stopped 21-year-old Moses Itauma in the ninth round to claim...

Filip Hrgovic just flipped the heavyweight division on its head. At London’s O2 Arena, Hrgovic stopped 21-year-old Moses Itauma in the ninth round to claim the vacant IBF heavyweight title and become Croatia’s first heavyweight world champion. And early on, it looked like this fight was going the other way. Itauma came in as the heavy favorite and looked the part. Fast combinations, plenty of pressure and enough power to put Hrgovic on the canvas. For the first several rounds, the young Brit appeared to be in control. Then the fight got long. Itauma had never gone beyond six rounds as a professional, and the pace started catching up with him. The sharp combinations slowed. The movement faded. Hrgovic was...

Filip Hrgovic just flipped the heavyweight division on its head. At London’s O2 Arena, Hrgovic stopped 21-year-old Moses Itauma in the ninth round to claim the vacant IBF heavyweight title and become Croatia’s first heavyweight world champion. And early on, it looked like this fight was going the other way. Itauma came in as the heavy favorite and looked the part. Fast combinations, plenty of pressure and enough power to put Hrgovic on the canvas. For the first several rounds, the young Brit appeared to be in control. Then the fight got long. Itauma had never gone beyond six rounds as a professional, and the pace started catching up with him. The sharp combinations slowed. The movement faded. Hrgovic was...