As Filiip Hrgovic gets ready to square off against Moses Itauma at London’s O2 Arena on August 29, he sits down with DAZN to discuss the momentous occasion for him in which he looks to validate himself on a world stage against a highly-regard opponent.
“I know the boxing world write me off in this fight, like he’s new Mike Tyson, young kid, young destroyer, but I believe in myself and this is the biggest fight of my life and it’s in the right moment,” Hrgovic says. “I’m just 34, lot of experience,
lot energy, lot of power, lot of everything. So, I’m happy with this fight and I’ll beat him.
“They hype him a lot. He definitely got talent and big qualities and he’s big puncher and quick heavyweight, but definitely it’s much more, in my opinion, than he deserves.”
Hrgovic was then asked break down his perceived edge in experience over Itauma and how that benefits him in this fight.
“I’ve learned when it’s hard to don’t give up, to fight back and to endure everything on my way to the win. So I had hard path outside of the ring and in the ring a lot of hard fights, a lot of challenges, lot of tough rounds. It makes you stronger person, stronger will and it just built me different than him. I feel like when he’s compared to my career, he’s got everything [handed to him on the table] and it’s different.”
Soon after Hrgovic was asked to break down some video tape and assess Itauma’s style.
“[His] feinting, it’s not going to work with me,” Hrgovic said while watching Itauma clips. “I’m going to stick the jab in his face with that feinting down, down [to the body]…And [if] he come with a left hand, I’m going back, boom, counter punch. Right hand, left hook, and then here and there I’m just going to miss on purpose with the right hand and come back with a left — sleeping.”
You can watch the full video interview below!
