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Forbes
05-04-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Joe Joyce Vs. Filip Hrgovic: Full Fight Card Results
Joe Joyce (left) and Filip Hrgovic during the weigh-in at the Co-op Live arena, Manchester. Joe ... More Joyce will face Filip Hrgovic on Saturday at Manchester's Co-op Live arena. Picture date: Friday April 4, 2025. (Photo by Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images) Today, Saturday, April 5, former WBO interim heavyweight champion Joe Joyce faces Filip Hrgovic in a pivotal heavyweight bout at the top of a Queensberry-promoted fight card. The Joyce vs. Hrgovic headlined card takes place at Co-Op Live in Manchester, England. Before the main event, the vacant British heavyweight title is up for grabs, as English heavyweight champion David Adeleye faces Jeamie "TKV" Tshikeva. We have live coverage of tonight's fight card and will update the Joyce vs. Hrgovic card results as they happen. Joe Joyce vs Filip Hrgovic (heavyweight) David Adeleye vs Jeamie Tshikeva (vacant British heavyweight title) Jack Rafferty vs Cory O'Regan (Commonwealth super-lightweight title) Delicious Orie vs Milos Veletic (heavyweight) Khaleel Majid vs Alex Murphy (super-lightweight) Royston Barney-Smith vs TBA (featherweight) Mark Chamberlain vs Miguel Angel Scaringi (super-lightweight) Nelson Birchall vs TBA (welterweight) Ramtin Musah vs Robbie Chapman (light-heavyweight) Louis Szeto vs Nabil Ahmed (super-bantamweight) Alfie Middlemiss vs Alexander Morales (featherweight) Saturday, April 5, 2025 Main Card starts at 2:00 p.m. ET Preliminary Card starts at 11:00 a.m. ET Co-Op Live in Manchester, England Main Card: DAZN Prelims: You Tube DAZN Monthly: $29.99 DAZN Yearly: $19.99 Joyce and Hrgovic are expected to make their ring walks at approximately 5:00 p.m. ET Joe Joyce (left) and Filip Hrgovic during the weigh-in at the Co-op Live arena, Manchester. Joe ... More Joyce will face Filip Hrgovic on Saturday at Manchester's Co-op Live arena. Picture date: Friday April 4, 2025. (Photo by Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images) The 39-year-old Joyce (16-3 with 15 knockouts) was initially booked to face former WBC heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte on the April 5 card. However, that fight fell apart in early March, when a hand injury forced Whyte from the card. Not long after, the 32-year-old Hrgovic (17-1 with 14 knockouts) was named as a replacement opponent for Joyce. "It's a tough fight for both of them," promoter Frank Warren told Ring Magazine at the time "It's exactly the same as the fight he had before, Joe, against Dillian. The winner goes on, the loser is going to have to think about what he does. "Every fight he [Joyce] has is a risky fight. But if he wants to get back into it, he's got to come back with a win against a real good, credible opponent." Jaron Ennis Vs. Eimantas Stanionis Opening Betting Odds When the betting odds were announced for this heavyweight scrap, Joyce was a +245 underdog to Hrgovic, who came in as the -340 betting favorite. Today, Joyce is listed at +260, while Hrgovic comes in at -450. Filip Hrgovic during the weigh-in at the Co-op Live arena, Manchester. Joe Joyce will face Filip ... More Hrgovic on Saturday at Manchester's Co-op Live arena. Picture date: Friday April 4, 2025. (Photo by Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images) Joyce is currently unranked by the IBF, WBO, WBC, or WBO. Meanwhile, Hrgovic is ranked No. 6 by the IBF, No. 7 by the WBA, and No. 9 by the WBC. Record: 16-3 with 15 knockouts Age: 39 Height: 6'6" Reach: 80" Weight: 275.1 pounds Stance: Orthodox Trainer: Steve Broughton Record: 17-1 with 14 knockouts Age: 32 Height: 6'6" Reach: 82" Weight: 250.6 pounds Stance: Orthodox Trainer: Ronnie Shields MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - APRIL 03: Joe Joyce speaks to the media during the Joe Joyce v Filip Hrgovic ... More Press Conference at Co-op Live on April 03, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ben) 'It's a good fight, good good to share the ring with Hrgovic again, we had a good scrap last time like 12 years ago," said Joyce via Bad Left Hook. The same result is going to happen, I'm going to win, and then get elevated back up to the top of the sport.' 'I know exactly what to expect and I've fought him before and I've trained with Abel before so I know what to been in the sport a long time, he's had a lot of hard fights, but I think it's going to be a great fight and I look forward to knocking him out on Saturday night.' MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - APRIL 03: Filip Hrgovic looks on during the Joe Joyce v Filip Hrgovic Press ... More Conference at Co-op Live on April 03, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ben) 'Man, he's 40 years definitely not in the peak of his career. Fighters getting older and that's just reality and I'm seven years younger and I think it's going to play a role in this fight.' 'Man, if this guy knocks me out — he's slow like a fog, man. So I don't know how he going to knock me next nickname can be Joe 'Fog' Joyce. He's very slow, I don't know how he's going to knock me out, but look, we'll see on Saturday.' Joyce and Hrgovic had a five-round matchup for the now defunct World Series of Boxing in 2013. Joyce won that fight via split decision. Check back for results, reactions and highlights for the full Joyce vs. Hrgovic fight card as the fights take place.
Forbes
02-04-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Joe Joyce Is A Significant Betting Underdog To Filip Hrgovic
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Joe Joyce looks on during the Queensberry Show Announcement Press ... More Conference at Co-op Live on February 10, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ben) Former interim WBO heavyweight champion Joe Joyce needs a win. The 39-year-old moved to 15-0 when he knocked out Joseph Parker in September 2022 to become earn that interim championship. Since then, Parker has gone 1-3 with two knockout losses. He is coming off a July 2024 decision setback to Derek Chisora. On Saturday, Joyce faces the 32-year-old Filip Hrgovic. who Daniel Dubois knocked out in June 2024. Hrgovic has not fought since that loss, the first defeat of his career. Below, we look at the betting odds for the Joyce vs. Hrgovic fight, which takes place on Saturday, April 5 from Co-op Live in Manchester, England. When the betting odds were announced for this heavyweight scrap, Joyce (16-3 with 15 knockouts) was a +245 underdog to Hrgovic (17-1 with 14 knockouts), who came in as the -340 betting favorite. Today, Joyce is listed at +260, while Hrgovic comes in at -430. Joyce was initially booked to face former WBC heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte on the April 5 card. However, that fight fell apart in early March, when a hand injury forced Whyte from the card. Not long after, Hrgovic was named as a replacement opponent for Joyce. "It's a tough fight for both of them," promoter Frank Warren told Ring Magazine at the time "It's exactly the same as the fight he had before, Joe, against Dillian. The winner goes on, the loser is going to have to think about what he does. "Every fight he [Joyce] has is a risky fight. But if he wants to get back into it, he's got to come back with a win against a real good, credible opponent." Jaron Ennis Vs. Eimantas Stanionis Opening Betting Odds RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - JUNE 01: Filip Hrgovic looks on with a bloodied face during the Heavyweight ... More fight between Filip Hrgovic of Team Matchroom and Daniel Dubois of Team Queensberry on the 5v5: Queensberry v Matchroom Fight Night card at Kingdom Arena on June 01, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by) Joyce is currently unranked by the IBF, WBO, WBC, or WBO. Meanwhile, Hrgovic is ranked No. 6 by the IBF, No. 7 by the WBA, and No. 9 by the WBC. Saturday, April 5, 2025 Main Card starts at 2:00 p.m. ET Co-Op Live in Manchester, England DAZN MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Joe Joyce looks on during the Queensberry Show Announcement Press ... More Conference at Co-op Live on February 10, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ben) 'I'm familiar with his stature, his style, and who he's training with,' Joyce said of his upcoming opponent. 'I've got a good idea of what to do and how to beat him. It was a great performance, and I aim to do the same again,' Joyce said about their 2013 meeting. 'We've had fights, we've learned, and we're going to get a great fight. There's some history there, but I'm going to win.' Joyce and Hrgovic had a five-round matchup for the now defunct World Series of Boxing in 2013. Joyce won that fight via split decision. Joe Joyce vs Filip Hrgovic (heavyweight) David Adeleye vs Jeamie Tshikeva (vacant British heavyweight title) Jack Rafferty vs Cory O'Regan (super-lightweight) Delicious Orie vs Milos Veletic (heavyweight) Khaleel Majid vs Alex Murphy (super-lightweight) Royston Barney-Smith vs TBA (featherweight) Mark Chamberlain vs Miguel Angel Scaringi (super-lightweight) Nelson Birchall vs TBA (welterweight) Ramtin Musah vs Robbie Chapman (light-heavyweight) Louis Szeto vs Nabil Ahmed (super-bantamweight) Alfie Middlemiss vs Alexander Morales (featherweight) Mikaela Mayer Vs. Sandy Ryan 2: Full Fight Card Results We will have more on Joyce Vs. Hrgovic, including full fight card results on fight night.
