While crediting his next opponent for speed, Filip Hrgovic is convinced that one heavyweight packs a more venomous punch than Moses Itauma.
The pair will square off on August 29, headlining a Queensberry card at London’s O2 Arena, where Itauma is expected to encounter his toughest assignment thus far.
Up to this point, the 21-year-old has not lost a single round and has barely even been caught with a clean shot, such being the dominant nature of his performances.
Admittedly, though, he has faced largely inferior opposition while crafting a 14-0 (12 KOs) record, with his most notable win coming via a fifth-round finish over Jermaine Franklin in March.
Hrgovic, meanwhile, has generally competed at a much higher level, albeit with his signature win arriving in contentious fashion against Zhilei Zhang, who he unanimously outpointed in 2022.
More impressive was his performance against Daniel Dubois, however, as despite suffering an eighth-round stoppage defeat on cuts, the Croatian gave a tremendous effort when they locked horns in 2024.
Since then, Dubois has become a two-time world champion by dethroning Fabio Wardley in May, while Hrgovic, too, is firmly considered a top 10 heavyweight.
Speaking with DAZN, the 34-year-old named his former opponent as the division’s most destructive puncher, knowing first-hand the type of force that ‘Dynamite’ typically generates.
“Dubois, probably.”
Given Dubois’ 95% knockout-to-win ratio, it is hardly surprising that Hrgovic regards the 28-year-old as such a ferocious puncher.
As for Itauma, it must be said that the heavyweight prodigy is yet to prove his power at world level.
