{"id":611947,"date":"2026-05-30T11:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T11:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/611947\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T11:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T11:36:07","slug":"dillian-whyte-predicts-moses-itauma-vs-hrgovic-after-ko-loss-to-itauma-he-struggles-with-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/611947\/","title":{"rendered":"Dillian Whyte predicts Moses Itauma vs Hrgovic after KO loss to Itauma: “He struggles with that”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having fought and sparred Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic respectively, Dillian Whyte has explained why their potential fight could be \u201cdangerous\u201d for the Brit.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Body Snatcher\u2019 found himself on the receiving end of a ruthless first-round stoppage in August<\/a>, back when he desperately attempted to halt Itauma\u2019s momentum.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Whyte, though, the rising heavyweight star was just far too powerful and quick, not to mention his ability to read an opponent and identify what shots to throw.<\/p>\n

These qualities were firmly on display against Jermaine Franklin, who Itauma dispatched in five rounds<\/a> when they squared off in March.<\/p>\n

Shortly after claiming his best professional victory thus far, the 21-year-old admitted he had hoped to be facing world-ranked contender Hrgovic in Manchester.<\/p>\n

But while his desire failed to materialise on that particular night, it now seems as though Hrgovic is the frontrunner to face Itauma in London later this year.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old comes off an uncomplicated third-round finish over Dave Allen earlier this month, insisting in his post-fight interview that he would gladly fight the man who many have pegged as a future world champion.<\/p>\n

Speaking with IFL TV<\/a>, Whyte said that Itauma should ultimately overcome this test, but not without any difficulty.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood fight. Dangerous fight for Moses, but good fight for Moses. I think the fight\u2019s more beneficial for Moses than it is for Hrgovic.<\/p>\n

\u201cHrgovic is a good fighter \u2013 he\u2019s tough. [But] he\u2019s not the most powerful guy, he gets cut a lot and, if you\u2019re mobile, he seems to struggle.<\/p>\n

\u201cMoses is quite mobile, but I think it\u2019s a good fight. Perfect fight for Moses at this [stage] in his career, and I think it\u2019s a winnable fight for Hrgovic.\u201d<\/p>\n

With a win over Hrgovic, Itauma would be classed as a top 10 heavyweight who is surely ready for a shot at world honours, given his talent and commitment to the sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Having fought and sparred Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic respectively, Dillian Whyte has explained why their potential fight…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":611948,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-611947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=611947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611947\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/611948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=611947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=611947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=611947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}