{"id":774316,"date":"2026-07-02T13:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/774316\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T13:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:08:08","slug":"carl-froch-says-one-question-will-be-answered-when-moses-itauma-takes-on-filip-hrgovic-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/774316\/","title":{"rendered":"Carl Froch says one question will be answered when Moses Itauma takes on Filip Hrgovic next"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carl Froch believes Filip Hrgovic, a man known for his durability, will determine whether Moses Itauma truly belongs at world level.<\/p>\n<p>Up to this point, the heavyweight prodigy has showcased his talent against lesser opposition, including Dillian Whyte and Mariusz Wach, who Tyson Fury will face on July 24.<\/p>\n<p>His most significant victory came in March, though, as the 21-year-old scored a fifth-round finish over Jermaine Franklin who, prior to their encounter, had managed to take Anthony Joshua and Whyte the 12-round distance.<\/p>\n<p>But now, Itauma is approaching a seemingly tougher assignment against Hrgovic, who he will face at London\u2019s O2 Arena on August 29.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/articles\/cd11lrlz6w9o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hrgovic\u2019s most notable performance came against Daniel Dubois<\/a>, the current WBO champion, who he caught with repeated right hands before suffering an eighth-round stoppage defeat in June 2024.<\/p>\n<p>With the fight stopped on cuts, this result was somewhat beyond the Croatian\u2019s control, yet he nevertheless showed signs of vulnerability at world level.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps this is partly why Froch, while speaking on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rAv-hOFswJ0?si=yeiGDTRxAv6zH2IG\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Froch On Fighting<\/a>, has predicted that this fight will show whether or not Itauma belongs at the top of the division.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHrgovic has only lost to Dubois, and he was landing on Dubois \u2013 giving him a good fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a nice little step-up for Moses Itauma, before he realises whether he does or doesn\u2019t belong at world level. I think he does \u2013 he\u2019s a great fighter \u2013 but this is a good little fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Itauma has agreed to face Hrgovic in August, there is also a possibility that he abandons this plan and negotiates an IBF title fight with Frank Sanchez.<\/p>\n<p>The two leading contenders have, after all, been <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/news\/itauma-ordered-fight-for-usyk-old-belt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ordered to collide for Oleksandr Usyk\u2019s vacant belt<\/a>, with the IBF having given both sides until July 29 to reach a deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carl Froch believes Filip Hrgovic, a man known for his durability, will determine whether Moses Itauma truly belongs&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":774317,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-774316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=774316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774316\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/774317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=774316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=774316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=774316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}