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‘I had a headache for days’: Hrgovic reveals brutal toll of Itauma world title fight

SportsBy Donald McRaeSep 23, 2026, 4:12 PM
‘I had a headache for days’: Hrgovic reveals brutal toll of Itauma world title fight
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PUBLISHEDSep 23, 2026, 4:12 PM
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‘I didn’t celebrate. I went home to rest.

It was a hard fight’ Hrgovic stopped Briton to win the IBF heavyweight title Filip Hrgovic, the new IBF world heavyweight champion, has offered a candid insight into the ordeal he endured before beating Moses Itauma in a shock stoppage victory last month, revealing he absorbed so many heavy punches in the first eight rounds that he felt headaches for a number of days afterwards. “I felt fucked up,” said the 34-year-old Croat. “I received a lot of shots and I was…

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