Filip Hrgovic layeth the smacked down on Marko Radonjic last night in what was the Croatian first IBF International heavyweight title defence.
The 29-year-old former sparring partner of Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev and Britain’s David Haye floored Radonjic five tims before the fight was stopped in the third round.
Hrgovic was too much of a beast for his opponent and was landing pretty much everything he threw. In the third round, Hrgovic landed a right hand and a body shot combo which put Radonjic on the floor for a fifth time.
Remarkably Radonjic was determined to battle on and he escaped the third round but, when he emerged for the fourth, the referee would not let him carry on. Hrgovic is undefeated in 13 fights, with 11 KOs, and remains the No 3-ranked contender with the IBF.