Natural Born Thriller: Press Conference quotes
On Saturday night at The o2 a new heavyweight champion of the world will be crowned when Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic trade blows with the IBF title belt at stake.
History will be made in London and today Itauma and Hrgovic exchanged their final words ahead of Natural Born Thriller.
The fighters and their teams convened at 338 Studio, close to The o2, as the battle to become world heavyweight champion edges closer.
Below is a selection of key quotes from this media event.
Moses Itauma
“I want to first address that I am not trying to become the second youngest heavyweight champion of the world, I am trying to beat Filip Hrgovic and become a heavyweight champion.
“Listen, this fight, it is what I wanted and I asked Queensberry for so long. It is a style match-up that I reckon I can thrive on, the pressure I can thrive on and it is just waiting to fight now.
“Obviously the world title is an achievement and an accolade that is a plus. My sole focus is Hrgovic. If I don’t beat Hrgovic it doesn’t matter about the world title, it doesn’t matter about nothing.
“My job is just to be victorious on fight night.
“I am not going to sit here and say training didn’t go well. It was as good as it can be. I am ready to rock and roll and I don’t know what else to say.
“At the end of the day talk is cheap, it is just schoolboy banter and you’ve got to keep rolling.”
Filip Hrgovic
“I am feeling great and finally I have had my best training camp in six years. In the last six years I always had some trouble going on, some pain or some injury, illness or some personal or business problems.
“Every time it was some mess before the fight. Now, thanks to My Lord Jesus, I had a great training camp, he put everything in place for me, he connected me to great people like my coach Abel Sanchez.
“Everything was perfect. I had good sparring, good recovery and everything I didn’t have in previous camps. So, yeah, I am feeling good.
“[With pre-fight words about Moses] I am just telling you facts. I am not playing any games. I just tell you what I think in the moment. I am not so smart to play mind games.
“So I just tell you what I think. I think he is a kid and he is not mature enough. I think I am the man and I am better. Age and much more experience. No mind games.
“God willing I will beat him, I will smash the kid on Saturday and send him back to High School.”
