Fighter profile
Record21 wins, 1 loss (16 KOs)TitlesIBF heavyweight championDivisionHeavyweightNationalityCroatianBorn1992, ZagrebStanceOrthodoxHeight / reach198 cm (6ft 6in) / 208 cm (82in)Pro debut2017The story so far
Filip “El Animal” Hrgovic won Olympic super heavyweight bronze for Croatia in Rio in 2016 and was unbeaten for seven years as a professional, outpointing Zhilei Zhang in an IBF eliminator in 2022.
His first defeat came in June 2024, when Daniel Dubois stopped him on a cut in the eighth round for the IBF interim title.
In August 2026 he fought unbeaten British prospect Moses Itauma for the vacant IBF title, came from behind and stopped him in the ninth round, ending Itauma’s unbeaten record and making Hrgovic a world champion.
Key fightsRio 2016: Olympic bronze medal, super heavyweight2022: beat Zhilei Zhang on a unanimous decision, IBF eliminator2024: stopped by Daniel Dubois in round 8, IBF interim title fight (our report)2026: stopped Moses Itauma in round 9 to win the vacant IBF heavyweight titleWhat’s next
No fight is booked. The other heavyweight belts are held by Agit Kabayel (WBC), Murat Gassiev (WBA) and Daniel Dubois (WBO).
Record and fight details from boxing-data.com, The Ring, Sky Sports, The Independent and Max Boxing’s reports, checked 3 November 2026.