Nightmare replacement: Filip Hrgovic stands in injected Whyte, prepared to face Joe Joyce in Manchester Clash

The heavyweight contender Filip Hrgovic (17-1, 14 kos) will intervene as a replacement opponent for Joe Joyce (16-3, 15 kos) to fight April 5 at the CO-OP Live Arena in Manchester, England.

The 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, Hrgovic, comes from a defeat of the eighth round against Daniel Dubois on June 1 in Riad. Hrgovic landed some great bombs on the right in the first five rounds of that fight, but Dubois crossed them and took him with his hard shots.

A nightmare confrontation

Joyce’s best opportunity to win on April 5 is whether Hrgovic’s blow resistance has received a blow to his defeat against Dubois. If so, you have an opportunity. I don’t see what happens. Poor Joe. This is a nightmare replacement for Joyce because Hrgovic is leagues above him in talent at this stage of his career. Joe has lost three of his last four fights and was beaten for 40 years Derek Gossa for a unanimous decision of 10 round in his previous fight on July 27, 2024.

Chisora ​​dropped Joyce in the seventh round and landed power shots at will. That fight showed how much Joyce of his game has lost since his two losses to Zhilei Zhang. Hrgovic would clean the deck with a slow boxing bag as a gossip. That would be too easy. Of course, Derek would never fight with him because, unlike Joyce and Otto Wallin, Hrgovic is still fighting at a high level and can hit.

Hrgovic, 32, is the submarine to replace Dillian Whyte, who withdrew from the contest with a hand ailment. It is not clear if Dillian received a doctor’s note to verify the injury and if radiographs were shown.

The amateur

Joyce beat Hrgovic for a divided decision of five rounds on February 7, 2013, in the World Boxing Series, many years ago in fans. Much has changed since then. ‘The Juggernaut’ Joyce is much older, 39— Blower, and worn from the fighter who beat Hrgovic for 12 years.

Hrgovic online to face Joyce on April 5‼ ️@Filip_hrgovic According to reports, it is established to replace Dillian Whyte and Face @Joejoyceboxing April 5 in Manchester.

Joyce beat Hrgovic in fans in 2013.

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