​MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MARCH 28: Jermaine Franklin Jr is knocked down by Moses Itauma during the EBU European and WBO Inter-Continental Featherweight Titles fight between Moses Itauma and Jermaine Franklin Jr at Co-Op HQ on March 28, 2026 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) | Getty Images Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic will collide TODAY (Sat., Aug. 29, 2026) for the vacant IBF Heavyweight title, streaming live on DAZN PPV inside O2 Arena in London, England. IBF made the announcement a few weeks ago that the already-signed bout would be for the vacant title left behind by Oleksandr Usyk, a nice surprise for both men.Itauma, 21, has the chance to become the second-youngest Heavyweight champion ever — with Mike Tyson being age 20 when he won the title back in 1986 — should he defeatHrgovic, who is out to play spoiler to fulfill his own championship dreams. Many readers check in before, during and after the fights to share their thoughts on all of the action, as the main card kicks off at 1 p.m. ET on DAZN PPV. Feel free to leave a comment (or several) about the bouts and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it’s always a lot of fun!In the co-main event of the evening, Sam Noakes (18-1) will battle Denys Berinchyk (19-1) in a 125-pound bout, while Constantin Ursu (15-0) takes on Ben Vaughan (12-2) in fight tht will be contested at 147 pounds. ITAUMA VS. HRGOVIC DAZN PPV QUICK RESULTS:Heavyweight.: Moses Itauma vs. Filip Hrgovic – Hrgovic def. Moses via ninth-round TKO125 lbs.: Sam Noakes vs Denys Berinchyk – Noakes wins via unanimous decisionHeavyweight: Nelson Hysa vs. Thomas Narmo – Hysa wins via second-round knockout147 lbs.: Constantin Ursu vs Ben Vaughan – Ursu wins via eigth-round TKO (doctor’s stoppage)Heavyweight: Guido Vianello vs. Moses Jolly – Draw135 lbs.: Abnor Jashari vs Numan Hussain – Jashahari vis points122 lbs.: Zayn Ahmed vs Liam Fitzmauric – Ahmed via second-round TKO122 lbs.: Hassan Ishaq vs Enzo Bahiano Munoz – Ishaq wins via unanimous decision126 lbs.: Frankie Wood vs Callum Lee – Wood wins via sixth-round knockout160 lbs.: Sam King vs Jack Swallow – King wins via unanimous decision115 lbs.: Tony Curtis vs Imad Naseeb – Curtis wins by pointsITAUMA VS. HRGOVIC DAZN PPV PLAY-BY-PLAY:Round 1: Moses with a strong jab, then a left that gets his foe’s attention. Hrgovic with a right hand that rocks Hrgovic. Itauma working the jab, then a nice two-punch cracking combo. Hrgovic a little stiff to start. Moses with a jab to the body. Straight right hand lands for Moses, then another jab to the body. Midsection attack for Moses. 10-9 MosesRound 2:Jab to the body for Hrgovic, Moses returns fire with the same shot. Moses misses everything with a huge right hand and then he rocks Hrgovic with a straight right hand, and it is counted as a knockdown because his gloves touched the floor. Hrgovic back up, answers the call. Another straight right hand lands for Moses. Crack