Moses Itauma slapped by Filip Hrgovic after pushing rival off stage at heated weigh-in

The Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic weigh-in descended into chaos on Friday afternoon.

After both men tipped the scales to make their vacant IBF heavyweight title fight official ahead of tomorrow night, the pair got into a heated exchange.

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Itauma pushed Hrgovic off the stage before the Croatian slapped his rival in the face.

The ugly scenes erupted when the heavyweight titans faced off for the final time before fight night.

“I am the man, I am going to f***ing smash you,” said Hrgovic.

A visibly angry Itauma retorted: “No, you f***ing ain’t.”

Hrgovic then turned to pose for the cameras, and when he did, Itauma shoved him off the stage.

The Croatian quickly got back up and slapped Itauma in the face as security jumped in and separated the pair.

When tensions eased a little, Hrgovic gave an interview to DAZN.

What did Filip Hrgovic and Moses Itauma say about the scuffle?

“I just told him what is going to happen: I’m going to smash him,” said Hrgovic.

“He pushed me first, so I just gave it back to him. He started it.

“It’s going to be tough [tomorrow night].”

Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic main card weights

Moses Itauma (241.7lbs) vs Filip Hrgovic (236.2lbs) – Heavyweight  

Sam Noakes (134.13lbs) vs Denys Berinchyk (134.10lbs) – Lightweight  

Nelson Hysa (259.13lbs) vs Thomas Narmo (257.10lbs) – Heavyweight 

Constantin Ursu (46.10lbs) vs Ben Vaughan (146.12lbs) – British and Commonwealth welterweight titles 

Guido Vianello (241.14 lbs) vs Moses Jolly (254.6lbs) – Heavyweight  

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Glaring over at Hrgovic, Itauma said: “I was ready to go.

“I don’t know, I just lost it a little bit. I had a little itch, and I just had to scratch it.”

Queensberry chief Frank Warren soon added: “I’m a bit surprised myself at what happened.

“He’s not normally like this, Moses, but he’s up for this, as you can see.

“I think that’s what he was trying to do there: stamp his authority before he even gets into the ring.

“He’s showing he’s not fazed by what Filip brings.”

Itauma tipped the scales at 241.7lbs, almost identical to the 242lbs he he weighed in at before his last outing against Jermaine Franklin in March.

Hrgovic, meanwhile, recorded his lightest weight in seven years, coming in at 236.2lbs. 

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