{
  "id": 4302345,
  "title": "Moses Itauma lifted out of ring after losing IBF title bout to Filip Hrgovic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/moses-itauma-lifted-out-of-ring-after-losing-ibf-title-bout-to-filip",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T23:26:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/moses-itauma-lifted-ring-losing-232623019.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Filip Hrgovic secured a controversial victory over Moses Itauma at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday night, lifting the latter out of the ring following a stoppage loss. The Croatian heavyweight champion-in-waiting dominated the early rounds, leaving the British boxer exhausted by the eighth. During the ninth, Hrgovic delivered a left hook that effectively ended the contest, causing Itauma to be carried away on a stretcher. Itauma, known for his early stoppages, had not gone past six rounds in his previous fights. Had he won, he would have become the second-youngest World Heavyweight Champion. Despite the unexpected outcome, Hrgovic expressed gratitude for the opportunity to face the future star and suggested the fight would serve as valuable experience for Itauma. The victory marked Croatia's first heavyweight world championship, with Hrgovic now eyeing a unification bout with either Daniel Dubois or Agit Kabayel.",
  "summary": "Filip Hrgovic inflicted Moses Itauma’s first professional defeat at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday night, as the Croatian won the vacant IBF heavyweight championship.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "British boxer Moses Itauma suffers shock defeat in world title fight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/british-boxer-moses-itauma-suffers-shock-defeat-in-world-title-fight",
        "published": "2026-08-29T20:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Hrgovic storms back to defeat Itauma for IBF heavyweight title",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/hrgovic-storms-back-to-defeat-itauma-for-ibf-heavyweight-title",
        "published": "2026-08-29T22:57:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "British heavyweight Moses Itauma stretchered out after shock defeat in gruelling world title fight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/british-heavyweight-moses-itauma-stretchered-out-after-shock-defeat",
        "published": "2026-08-29T23:16:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}