Moses Itauma update as boxing star is stretchered out of ring after world title defeat

Itauma was carried as Hrgovic was crowned new IBF world champion (Action Images via Reuters)

Moses Itauma was stretchered out of the ring as his world title dream was crushed by Filip Hrgovic in London.

The 21-year-old sensation was taken to hospital immediately after his ninth round stoppage in an extraordinary contest at the O2 Arena.

His promoter Frank Warren also suggested he had suffered a leg injury after punching himself out to the point of exhaustion.

Itauma was aiming to become the second youngest heavyweight world champion in history up against the experienced Croatian with the vacant IBF title on the line.

Itauma blasted Hrgovic with brutal shots throughou...