THE RESULT: A complete mismatch ends with Mark De Mori’s corner throwing the towel in with the Australian taking too much punishment at 1.46 of round one.
KEY MOMENTS: The first worthwhile right hand from Hrgovic troubled De Mori greatly early on in the opener. From there the writing was on the wall.
RECORDS: Hrgovic extends his unbeaten slate to 17-0 (14). De Mori now sits at 41-3-2 (36).
TALKING POINT: The embarrassment of this match-up. De Mori shouldn’t have been allowed in the same ring as the Croat.
QUOTABLE: “I expected this kind of scenario,” Hrgovic said of his win afterwards. “It was more like [a] stay busy fight and I’m looking forward to my title shot in the future. I’m next in line. I should fight winner of Fury-Usyk.”
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Hrgovic remains the IBF heavyweight mandatory challenger and now must wait to see what transpires after IBF belt holder Oleksandr Usyk faces Tyson Fury in February. De Mori needs to remain at a level suited to his abilities.
