‘I’ll be back’ – Moses Itauma breaks silence in defiant video after being stretchered out of ring in shock Hrgovic loss

MOSES ITAUMA vowed to bounce back from his ‘f***ing good fight’ with Filip Hrgovic. The 21-year-old super-talent ran out of energy in his IBF heavyweight world title clash with the 34-year-old at the O2 on Saturday and was carried out on a stretcher. Itauma had to be stopped by the referee as he approached total exhaustion Credit: Getty But he has now posted on social media a message for his legion of fans After a brief hospital visit the Kent southpaw spent Sunday with his family and posted a video to the fans he credited with making his near-miss coronation a sensational showdown. With no dark glasses to mask the bruises around his face, fearless Itauma said of the nine-round row: “Yesterday was not my night. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! He said: “We attempted greatness and we just fell short to the more experienced man. “I wanna say congratulations to Filip Hrgovic on his win and although I never reached my desired outcome, I believe I gained experience that I’ll take to my future fights. “I wanna thank my fans in and outside of the arena. You guys made it a little bit more special and electrifying than I expected,. It was a f***ing good fight and I wanna thank Queensberry and DAZN for putting this show on. “So, god bless, take care and I’ll be back.” For seven rounds, it looked like the Brit was going to become the IBF heavyweight world champion. However, Hrgovic withstood his biggest blows and was ready to pounce when Itauma not only began to gas, but found his tank completely empty. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK The Home of Boxing in 2026 There's a massive year of boxing ahead! It’s shaping up to be a blockbuster year of action inside the boxing ring. The Gypsy King has beaten Mariusz Wach in his second fight of the year to set up a huge fight with Anthony Joshua And AJ did the same, knocking out Kristian Prenga in the second round of a thrilling encounter – the Brit was knocked down twice in the opening round. Now fans are looking forward to Moses Itauma’s return for his toughest fight yet against Filip Hrgovic in August. Here’s all the big fights coming up… August Sat 29 – Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic – DAZN September Sat 12 – Conor Benn vs Ryan Garcia – DAZN *If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenue. Itauma was rushed to hospital after the contest through sheer exhaustion, but the 21-year-old was discharged in the early hours of the morning. Now his promoter Frank Warren has the task of rebuilding his fighter to world title contention. But the Queensberry supremo has done so before, most recently with Daniel Dubois who now sits as a two-time world champion after his shock early loss to Joe Joyce. Comment now