Conversations With October Red
Oct 9, 2026 · 53 min · 9 segments
The conversation features Keith Connolly, a boxing manager, discussing his experiences and insights in the boxing world, particularly focusing on his fighter Filip Hergovic's recent championship win…
A lot of people are trying to spin the narrative that he only won because Moses got tired, but the truth is he might be the only heavyweight on the planet besides Usyk that could've dealt with that type of onslaught that Moses put on Hrgović in the first six to seven rounds.
Uh, he was persistent in the seventh, eighth, and round he started going to the body.
R- And if you s- really watch that fight closely, in the seventh, eighth, and ninth round, every time my guy hit him to the body, Moses winced.
And when he saw that little bit of opening where Moses started to weaken and get tired, he went for it, and he destroyed Moses.
And as I said in the press conference that first day that I met you at the press conference, Moses A- Itauma has all the attributes to be heavyweight champion, and he will be heavyweight champion one day, I think.
That's exactly what I said, and I was right, and I look forward to Filip taking over the heavyweight division once the old guard sort of fades into the background.
Now, it's really interesting that you say that about the old guard, 'cause Filip Hrgović is, is, is one of the fighters that's been around for an extremely long time.
He's been patient.
He's been with several of the promoters.
Why did you, or what did you see in Filip to sign him to become one of your fighters, to be part of the stable? 'Cause I don't believe that you're somebody that would just take on any fighter.
I don't think a lot of people knew that about him till fight week with Moses.
A lot of people are trying to spin the narrative that he only won because Moses got tired, but the truth is he might be the only heavyweight on the planet besides Usyk that could've dealt with that type of onslaught that Moses put on Hrgović in the first six to seven rounds.
Uh, he was persistent in the seventh, eighth, and round he started going to the body.
R- And if you s- really watch that fight closely, in the seventh, eighth, and ninth round, every time my guy hit him to the body, Moses winced.
And when he saw that little bit of opening where Moses started to weaken and get tired, he went for it, and he destroyed Moses.
And as I said in the press conference that first day that I met you at the press conference, Moses A- Itauma has all the attributes to be heavyweight champion, and he will be heavyweight champion one day, I think.
That's exactly what I said, and I was right, and I look forward to Filip taking over the heavyweight division once the old guard sort of fades into the background.
Now, it's really interesting that you say that about the old guard, 'cause Filip Hrgović is, is, is one of the fighters that's been around for an extremely long time.
He's been patient.
He's been with several of the promoters.
Why did you, or what did you see in Filip to sign him to become one of your fighters, to be part of the stable? 'Cause I don't believe that you're somebody that would just take on any fighter.
I don't think a lot of people knew that about him till fight week with Moses.
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