Itauma handed everything on a plate - Hrgovic

Itauma handed everything on a plate - HrgovicImage source, Queensberry PromotionsImage caption, Unbeaten Moses Itauma (left) will step up in class against the more experienced Filip Hrgovic on 29 August in LondonByKal SajadBBC Sport boxing journalistPublished4 minutes agoA tetchy Filip Hrgovic questioned British heavyweight Moses Itauma's sacrifices to the sport and said his opponent has been handed opportunities on a "plate" during a surprisingly tense news conference in London.Itauma, widely considered the future of the division, will face the experienced Croatian in his toughest test to date at London's O2 Arena on 29 August.The 21-year-old has won all 14 of his professional bouts, 12 inside the distance, but Hrgovic questioned the Chatham fighter's rise to boxing's top table."He was given everything on the plate when I compare his path with my path and other guys who are coming from small countries," Hrgovic said, passionately detailing his struggles as an amateur and lack of support and promotion."I think my path was much harder, much, much harder. I worked so hard to get into position. I think everything he achieved was given."Itauma faces biggest test yet against Hrgovic in AugustPublished2 days agoWhy a world champion boxer has gone bareknucklePublished13 hours agoItauma, who dismantled the durable Jermaine Franklin in March and is edging closer to a world-title shot, said he welcomed the energy and stayed generally composed with his responses."Whether he thinks my path has been easy or not, it won't do him any favours," Itauma said."He's almost 14 years older than me and we're still in the same position. He doesn't know anything about me to comment on that."At the end of the day the position I'm in wasn't given to me. I still had to beat and overcome challenges."Itauma targets Dubois, Usyk or KabayelImage source, Queensberry PromotionsImage caption, Both...