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British heavyweight Moses Itauma will return to action on 29 August to face Filip Hrgovic at London’s O2 Arena.<\/b><\/p>\n
Itauma claimed an impressive win over Jermaine Franklin<\/a> in March to stretch his unbeaten record to 14-0 and retain the WBA International and WBO Inter-Continental titles.<\/p>\n That has earned the 21-year-old his first headline fight against Hrgovic, who won bronze for Croatia at the 2016 Olympics and now has a 21-1 professional record.<\/p>\n “This fight is the litmus test Moses is ready for and it is the one he wanted,” said promoter Frank Warren.<\/p>\n Hrgovic stopped Dave Allen in Doncaster last month and the 34-year-old then called for southpaw Itauma.<\/p>\n He and Hrgovic are first and second in the WBO rankings, respectively, and the winner at the O2 is set to be first in line for a shot at Daniel Dubois’ WBO belt.<\/p>\n Hrgovic’s only defeat came against Dubois in June 2024 and he has since beaten three British fighters – Joe Joyce, David Adeleye and Allen.<\/p>\n His bout with Itauma had been earmarked for 25 July, until compatriot Anthony Joshua arranged to face Kristian Prenga<\/a> on that date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n