‘Good to know Moses Itauma has a chin’ – Fans find positives in Brit’s shock Filip Hrgovic defeat after first true test

BOXING fans saw a huge positive in Moses Itauma’s first career loss. The slick southpaw’s dreams of becoming a heavyweight champion were shattered on Saturday night by Filip Hrgovic in their vacant IBF title bout. Moses Itauma went to war with Filip Hrgovic for the IBF heavyweight title on Saturday night Credit: REUTERS The Brit suffered a crushing ninth-round TKO loss to the Croatian clubber Credit: REUTERS An exhausted Itauma was stopped in the ninth round of The O2 Arena clash, which marked his first professional defeat. He showed tremendous heart in the final stanza as fatigue almost took him off his feet. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! MOSES ITAUMA VS FILIP HRGOVIC: LIVE COVERAGE And he also showed an incredible chin during Hrgovic’s hellacious onslaught. That durability in the face of such adversity was a silver lining for many Brit boxing fans. One wrote on X: ” We have to say Itauma has a good chin, though. “He took some absolute bombs while exhausted. He has to focus on stamina now.” Another said: “Itauma showed tremendous heart and a solid chin. SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS “He will be back and stronger than ever.” Most read in Sport And another said: “Itauma has a good chin, to be fair. “He took some clean shots from Hrgovic well. “Just had nothing left in his legs and Hrgovic wore him down in the end.” One remarked: “Itauma seems to have a good chin.” Moses Itauma took some hard shots from Filip Hrgovic in the final round Credit: GETTY British boxing fans were relieved to see that the 21-year-old has a solid chin Credit: REUTERS Another chimed in: “CONFIRMED – Moses Itauma has a good chin ✅” Itauma was taken to the hospital after being STRETCHERED OUT of the arena. But he was released in the early hours of the morning and is back home recovering with his family. A Queensberry Promotions statement read: “Moses is well. “He left the hospital last night and, after being checked over, he is now back home with his family.” Comment now