Moses Itauma vs. Filip Hrgovic Live Updates and Highlights From Today's Card

It'll get more than its share of votes for Fight of the Year.

And it'll deserve them.

Hrgovic was clearly down big after eight rounds. But the fact that Itauma didn't score a knockout early was his undoing the first time he went deep into a fight.

The favorite was clearly exhausted and flailing at the end and was leaning against the ropes for support when his corner team threw in the towel as a surrender.

"What a man," analyst Carl Frampton said of Hrgovic. "What a man."

The official time was 2:27 of Round 9.

"I was losing every round. I was outboxed," Hrgovic said. "And I don't know from where I got energy in that round. He gassed out. I knew I was losing. But I knew that I had that pace in my favor."

It's the first time into a Round 7 for Itauma, who was nevertheless the busier and more effective fighter in that unfamiliar round. Hrgovic's corner, led by Abel Sanchez, still seems confident that Itauma will fade late, but he's not winning enough rounds to capitalize for what may need to be a win on the scorecards.

Itauma leaned back into the right jab and straight left to the body combination in the eighth, forcing the bigger man to retreat and not let his own offense go. Itauma landed a flurry along the ropes late in the eighth and Hrgovic rallied with big shots.

Hrgovic came out and pressed an exhausted Itauma early in the ninth, but Itauma countered with clean shots of his own. However, it was the first stretch of the fight in which Hrgovic looked to be the better man. Itauma was pinned on the ropes in the back half of the ninth and was flailing and leaning on ropes when his corner tossed in the towel in surrender and made Hrgovic the first Croat heavyweight title claimant.

"That was an unbelievably brilliant fight to watch," analyst Barry Jones said. "Resilience. Just resilience."

Every round is looking the same as Itauma initiates thanks to faster hands and land the more noticeable and impactful shots. Hrgovic was cut above the right eye midway through the fourth round.

"It's a master class in counterpunching," analyst Carl Frampton said. "Any young amateur should watch this."

Hrgovic probably had his best round in the fifth, moving forward and occasionally winging jabs. Though it seemed as much through Itauma's willingness to take a round off.

Hrgovic was still moving forward and throwing jabs in the sixth, but Itauma regained his own mojo and controlled the pace with his footwork and his shots. The two men exchanged hard shots in the final 10 seconds.

It's 5-1 in rounds for Itauma—or 59-54 on points—for the younger fighter at the halfway point.

A placid-looking Itauma came out quicker and Hrgovic was reacting noticeably to feints. Itauma landed with a quick lead right hook to temple that forced the bigger man to step back. Itauma was fighting on the front foot throughout the first and Hrgovic seemed tentative to let his hands go because of Itauma's superior speed.

A check right hook that landed as Hrgovic moved forward forced Hrgovic to lurch forward and touch a glove to the canvas for an official knockdown just seconds into the second round.

Itauma jabbed to the head and shot left hands to the body early in the third and Hrgovic continued to not work his own hands. Midway through the third, ringside counting stats suggested Itauma had landed 40 power punches to Hrgovic's one. The bigger man did get more active in the final minute of the third, however.

Still, it's 3-0 for Itauma on the B/R scorecard.

The announcement of an October rematch between Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley for the WBO heavyweight title precedes the main event that'll award the vacant IBF belt.

Each man promised mayhem and victory before a prolonged face-to-face session.

Wardley eventually smiled and ended the staring contest.

Wardley was 20-0-1 as a pro before losing by 11th-round TKO in May 2026.

The Itauma-Hrgović ring walks are expected to begin imminently.

It was a wider margin than most expected, but the right guy won with the judges awarding a unanimous decision to Noakes after 10 spirited rounds.

Judge Jean Houblon had it 98-92, Marcus McDonnell scored it 100-90, and Manuel Oliver Palomo saw it 99-91, all in Noakes' favor. B/R had it 97-93 for the winner, too.

"I've got no doubt that he won this fight," Carl Frampton said. "He was very, very good tonight. It was important for Sam to be disciplined."

Noakes landed a hard right to the body and a sweeping left hook to the head moments later in the first half of the 10th and he continued to land the more noticeable punches in the final minute as Berinchyk continued to move but offered little resistance.

It's a wide disparity—97-93—for Noakes on B/R's final scorecard.

Berinchyk may have swiped the seventh when he slowed the movement long enough to land shots that backed Noakes into a corner. Noakes, though, was back at it in the eighth and landed a hard straight right that noticeably backed Berinchyk up, though the older man countered well.

A hard right hand from Noakes seemed to stiffen Berinchyk's legs right at the bell and the Ukrainian wobbled backward as referee Bob Williams stepped in. There was no carryover from the shot into the ninth, though Noakes landed a hard body shot late in the ninth that seemed to bother Berinchyk.

They'll go to the last round with Noakes up 6-3 in rounds—and 87-84 in points—on the B/R card.

Noakes twirled Berinchyk to the floor during a tie-up halfway through the fourth, and though the older man continued to move, it continued to make less of an impact. Berinchyk did land some sharp, precise shots down the stretch of the fourth, however.

Pressure continued to be Noakes' M.O. in the fifth, and he landed a hard right to the body followed by a right to the head that drew praise from analyst Carl Frampton at ringside.

Noakes was back to his impactful self while working the body in the sixth and entered the final four rounds with a two-point lead on the B/R scorecard, 58-56, on points and 4-2 in rounds.

Noakes, who walked to the ring with Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" blaring from the arena speaker, moved forward from the outset while Berinchyk, a lefty who changes stances, moved laterally and flicked punches. Slowing his fleet-footed opponent down will be a priority for Noakes, who was out-skilled over 12 rounds by Mason in his last appearance.

Berinchyk was still moving, but with less effect, into the second, allowing Noakes to score enough to remain competitive. That trend continued in the third, when Berinchyk was still moving but wasn't moving his hands nearly as much.

It's 2-1 in rounds—and 29-28 in points—for Noakes on the B/R card through three.

It's getting close to co-main event time in London, where former WBO lightweight champ Denys Berinchyk, now 38, faces British favorite Sam Noakes, who was beaten in a try for the IBF's 135-pound belt in his last fight, in a scheduled 10-rounder.

Berinchyk improved to 19-0 with a surprise defeat of Emanuel Navarrete for the WBO belt in May 2024 but was stopped in four rounds by Keyshawn Davis 18 months ago in New York.

Meanwhile, Noakes was 17-0 before a 12-round loss to Abdullah Mason in November.

Let's face it, he doesn't look like a heavyweight champion.

But a 25-0 record with 23 KOs has got to be good for something right?

That's the case made for Hysa by former title claimant Fabio Wardley.

"I'm sure after a performance like that he's gonna be knocking at the door," Wardley said. "Asking 'When am I up next? When am I gonna get my opportunity?"

Both men worked with left jabs and hard right hands to begin the first round but neither man was able to land a truly significant blow. Narmo probably had the more telling blows, but Hysa was busier across three minutes and looked more fundamental and sharp.

Hysa followed a quick jab with a glancing right hand early in the second that sent Narmo tumbling to the floor.

Narmo rose but was waved off by referee Howard Foster.

The official time was 0:36 of Round 2.

It's back to the big boys for the third fight on the main card.

Albanian export Nelson Hysa arrives with a 24-0 record and 22 career KOs, having never gone past six rounds, and he's faced by German-based-Norwegian Thomas Narmo, who has 14 KOs in 14 wins and is billed as "The Last Viking."

Narmo has never been past the fourth round.

They'll fight for a lower-tier WBO belt and Hysa is ranked No. 11 by that organization.

It's 16 up, 16 down for Ursu, who defended his pair of regional title belts for the first time and scored his seventh career win inside the distance, officially an eighth-round TKO.

"He'll be a big danger for anybody in 2027," studio host Ade Oladipo said.

Neither man is ranked by Ring Magazine, but Ursu entered the fight 13th according to the WBO.

Ursu was frequently admiring his own work in the seventh, and with good reason, after lashing Vaughan with two-handed combinations and gesturing afterward.

Another ringside inspection of Vaughan's right eye came before the eighth and the fight was waved off. It'll go officially as a TKO win for Ursu.

"A sensible decision by the doctor," blow-by-blow man Adam Smith said.

More of the same starting the fourth round for Ursu, who moved laterally and stuck Vaughan with a quick right jab while Vaughan plodded forward and worked the body when Ursu stopped punching. A wide Vaughan hook to the head drew a head shake from Ursu.

Vaughan was breathing hard and swelling under his left eye in his corner after the fourth, but he continued to apply pressure to begin the fifth. "He's a classy puncher and throws great shots from many angles," said Prince Naseem Hamed, working as a ringside analyst.

Vaughan was cut over the right eye from an inadvertent butt during the fifth and he shook his head as he walked to his corner. The eye was examined before the sixth and referee Michael Alexander waved the fighters together even after Hamed suggested the fight should be stopped.

Ursu lashed a compromised Vaughan with right-left combinations in the sixth and the corner team tended to the cut again before the seventh, but the fight continued.

Ursu by a shutout, 60-54, on the B/R card through six.

Ursu, billed as the "Moldovan Monster," was a slick southpaw stylist in the first three minutes while controlling the pace and distance with sharp, fast punches to his slower, less dynamic opponent. Vaughan tried, but failed, to make it an uglier brawl.

Ursu was able to do nearly whatever he wanted in the second round, both initiating exchanges with hard shots and countering when Vaughan led. Neither man landed anything of great significance, but Vaughan was persistent in trying to work the body.

Ursu was successful in the third while working in combination and limiting Vaughan to winging wide hooks as he approached. An easy call, 3-0 in rounds for Ursu, through three rounds on the B/R scorecard.

It's a 12-rounder for U.K. welterweight supremacy in the second fight with Ursu and Vaughan going 12 rounds for the British and Commonwealth title belts at 147.

Ursu has been successful on the British domestic level and arrives at 15-0 with six KOs, while Vaughan is 12-2 with four KOs and has lost two of four since a 10-0 start.

Vu had the lone scorecard that mattered and she had it even at 76,

So, It's in the book as a draw.

Vianello leaves with his second career draw and a 14-3-2 record, while Jolly, who took the bout on late notice, gets his first blemish and is 12-0-1.

The start to the seventh brought another ringside doctor to check Vianello's left ear, which continued to bleed. The fight proceeded and Vianello continued to fare well with straighter shots and superior fundamentals amid a slower pace.

Jolly was back to effective pressure to start the eighth and was able to work inside and land flailing, winging shots. Neither man landed anything of great significance or had his opponent is noticeable trouble, but the level of action stayed consistent through eight.

Jolly winning the eighth makes it 76-76 on the B/R card.

Stand by.

Jolly exuded confidence to begin the fourth but was quickly caught with a stinging right-left combo as he strutted toward Vianello. Later, Jolly landed a hard blow to the body and drove Vianello back into a corner before delivering a prolonged volley of head blows.

Vianello walked slowly back to his corner after the fourth and looked tired. Ringside medical personnel and referee Amu Vu looked at blood coming from Vianello's left ear prior to the start of the fifth and Jolly immediately applied pressure, walking through his foe's straight shots and delivering wide swinging blows of his own.

"There's no doubt Vianello is a better boxer than Jolly," analyst Carl Frampton said, "but sometimes boxing isn't enough."

The pace slowed noticeably in the sixth as Jolly's rushes were less frequent and Vianello leaned on his jab and countered successfully. It's all even, 3-3 in rounds—and 57-57 on the B/R scorecard—with two rounds remaining.

An imposing commodity at 6'6", Vianello started strong in the first round behind a hard left jab and overhand rights. The 2016 Olympian stayed relatively stationary in the center of the ring while Jolly was more frenetic and consistently bounced in and out and moved laterally.

Jolly landed a quick left hook at the bell to end the first round and sent Vianello a few paces backward with a left jab early in the second. Still, the Welshman was breathing through his mouth and was cut under the right eye by the end of the second.

Jolly opened the third with a frenetic pace as he tried to make the more upright Vianello uncomfortable with the pressure. Still, Vianello scored well with sharp precise shots despite the chaos. The B/R card has Jolly up, 29-28, through three rounds.

We'll start the five-bout afternoon (in U.S. eastern time) with an eight-rounder between heavyweights Guido Vianello and Moses Jolly, who arrive with 26 wins and 20 KOs between them.

Vianello, 32, is 14-3-1 overall but just 4-3 since a 10-0-1 start, while Jolly, a 30-year-old from Wales, turned pro in 2022 and has never gone beyond six rounds.

A big believer in Hrgović are you?

Well, it'll be worth some money if the towering (6'6") Croat wins, given that the folks at DraftKings have pegged him as a +550 underdog heading in.

That means a $100 bet in his direction would generate a $550 payout.

Those more inclined to go with Itauma, however, have a different proposition.

The younger man is a -900 favorite, meaning it'll take $900 in advance to pick up a $100 profit if he goes ahead and wins the fight.

Well, if nothing else, these guys know how to make things interesting.

Itauma and Hrgović became the latest in a long line of would-be opponents to stir things up ahead of their bout, with Itauma pushing Hrgović off the stage after their final pre-fight faceoff and Hrgović responding with a slap to Itauma's mouth.