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The Independent
06-04-2025
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- The Independent
Joe Joyce's nights of glory are behind him and only one decision remains to be made
The end moved a few punches closer for Joe Joyce on Saturday night in Manchester when he lost for the fourth time in five fights. At the end of ten brutal and gruelling rounds, Joyce lost on all three scorecards against Filip Hrgovic. It was a battle for survival from the opening bell for both of the men, a fight of old-fashioned hunger. Joyce and Hrgovic were both coming off defeats, both had been genuine contenders during the last two years and both knew the savage reality of Saturday night's scrap: the winner had a claim, the loser was in trouble. It was, as expected, attritional from the opening bell and it never changed, the pace never dropped and the ferocity of the exchanges never altered; Joyce has always taken risks to get to his opponents and those risks can be alarming to witness from ringside. Put simply, at this point in his career, he takes too many punches to land too few. 'He is the toughest man I have ever met,' said Hrgovic. 'Joe's head is made of rock.' Joyce is now 39, the fight was his 20th, his fourth loss in total, but stunning wins against Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker now look like ancient and forgotten history. The glory nights when he was the leading contender for the heavyweight world title now seem so distant, so unreal in many ways. Hrgovic seldom missed with his right hand, varied his left hand and was able, whenever trapped on the ropes, to slip and slide to avoid Joyce's booming right hands and thudding left hooks to the head. Joyce was painfully predictable and Hrgovic, at 32, was too young and smart to get trapped and hurt. One score was wide, one score was close and one was about right; Joyce was in every round, throwing, pushing forward and backing Hrgovic up, but the Croatian was too quick and accurate. In the cheap seats at the magnificent Co-op Live Arena, there might have been an impression that Joyce's big shots were shaping the fight - it was an illusion; Hrgovic controlled the fight with skill. There was no dispute about the verdict; the dispute is about Joyce's future in the ring. Hrgovic thinks he should quit, Frank Warren, the promoter of the fight, believes that Joyce and his people need to have a long, hard conversation about the boxer's future. In the current heavyweight climate, a loss is not the end, but a combination of Joyce's age and his recent run of form have placed the boxer under scrutiny. He gets hit as often now as he did at the start of his career - the difference now is that he loses fights. There is no simple solution to when a fighter should walk away from the sport, and if Joyce continues to pass all his required medicals, there is no reason for him to stop. There is also a debate to be had about who can and who can't tell a fighter to quit. The boxer seldom reaches a decision at the right moment; Warren is right, everyone in the Joyce business needs to sit down and talk, a boxing intervention, if you like. It will not be a pleasant conversation. 'Why is everyone talking about me walking away?' Joyce asked late on Saturday night, his voice sharp, his eyes bright. 'Look at (Dereck) Chisora - people have been saying he should retire for ten years.' Joyce is right and Chisora, who outpointed Joyce last summer, is currently high on a shortlist to fight Daniel Dubois for the heavyweight world title this summer. During the last decade I have watched several Chisora fights through my fingers and at the same time, it is hard to deny his latest renaissance. In heavyweight boxing the end is never clear and never easy. Joe Joyce has some decisions to make and they will certainly not be easy. And Hrgovic is right back in the mix after winning a fight of extremes - it was both a cruel and sweet night on Saturday for two heavyweights scrapping to stay relevant.
The Independent
06-04-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Joe Joyce's boxing future in doubt after damaging defeat to Filip Hrgovic
Joe Joyce suffered a potentially career-damaging defeat as Filip Hrgovic claimed a unanimous points victory at Manchester's Co-op Live Arena. Hrgovic won a brutal 10-round heavyweight contest 97-93 96-95 98-92 on the judges' scorecards as 39-year-old Joyce - who was originally scheduled to fight Dillian Whyte before the Londoner withdrew because of an injured hand - soaked up a lot of punishment. The fight began in explosive fashion as Hrgovic landed several big shots over the top, but a clash of heads left the Croatian with a cut above the left eye. Blood seeped down Hrgovic's face and that gave Joyce confidence to trade, although his right eye was swelling up in the fourth round. The slugfest continued throughout, with Joyce enjoying success in the eighth. But Joyce was hurt by a big left hook at the end of the round and another attack in the ninth buckled the Briton's knees. Joyce, once tipped to be a future world champion, has now lost four of his last five fights after being stopped twice by Zhilei Zhang in 2023 and outpointed by Derek Chisora in July. "He has got to go and have a really serious think about his future, which is what he will do," said Frank Warren, Joyce's promoter, after the fight. "He's been a brilliant servant to British boxing, he is never in a boring fight and is tough as old boots. "He did us proud in the Olympic Games, silver medallist and should have had the gold. Let him think about it." PA
BBC News
05-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Joyce future in doubt after defeat by Hrgovic
Joe Joyce is facing serious questions about his boxing future following defeat by Filip Hrgovic at Manchester's Co-op Live Hrgovic, 32, won by unanimous decision after an absorbing 10-round heavyweight bout against the 39-year-old Joyce, who looked sharp at times but allowed Hrgovic to take charge, has now lost four of his last five if he felt there was still more he could offer boxing, Joyce told DAZN: "Yeah. Are you not entertained?"It was a good fight, it was tough and he's a great fighter."However, his promoter Frank Warren said Joyce needs to have a "real serious think" about his future. After being rocked early on, Joyce responded well and Hrgovic was cut after a clash of heads, but the Croatian, who won bronze at Rio 2016, landed the cleaner shots throughout the judges scored it 98-92, 96-95 and 97-93 in favour of Hrgovic, who has now won 18 and lost one of his 19 bouts - that defeat coming last June against Daniel Dubois, who Joyce beat in a silver medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, won his first 15 professional fights but was stopped twice by Zhilei Zhang in 2023 before losing to Derek Chisora last was meant to face Dillian Whyte in Manchester before his fellow Briton withdrew because of an injured hand."We'll all have a chat and see where we go from there," added Warren."It was a very close fight. Joe has been a great servant for British boxing and he's never in a boring fight." Orie wins professional debut On the undercard, British heavyweight Delicious Orie started his professional career with victory over Milos 27, won 40-36 on points in the four-round bout, showing glimpses of his promise at times but proving unable to land a telling blow on his opponent from Bosnia and Herzegovina to secure a won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and represented Great Britain in last year's Olympics in David Adeleye claimed the British heavyweight title with a controversial stoppage of Jeamie dropped Tshikeva - known as TKV - twice in the sixth round, with the second resulting in referee Ron Kearney calling off the replays appeared to show Adeleye dropped TKV for the first time moments after Kearney called on the fighters to break after a clinch."The referee said 'break' and he got me," said Tshikeva. "It is what it is. I was boxing well, it was going well."Adeleye pointed out something similar happened to him in a defeat by Fabio Wardley in 2023, adding: "You know what they say, swings and roundabouts."
Yahoo
05-04-2025
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Joe Joyce vs. Filip Hrgovic live results, round-by-round updates, ring walks for major heavyweight fight
Uncrowned has Joe Joyce vs. Filip Hrgovic live results, round-by-round updates, highlights, ring walks and start time for the Joyce vs. Hrgovic fight card on Saturday afternoon at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England. Joyce and Hrgovic, two veteran contenders coming off defeats, clash in a must-win fight to remain at the world level in the heavyweight division. Joyce (16-3, 15 KOs), a 2016 Olympic silver medalist, managed wins over Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker in a stellar run to start his professional career until Zhilei Zhang toppled him in back-to-back inside-the-distance defeats in 2023. "The Juggernaut" rebounded with a late stoppage of Kash Ali in March 2024, but fell short again to Derek Chisora in the fight after in a significant upset. Joyce, 39, now enters into another high-stakes heavyweight clash with Hrgovic knowing he needs a win to keep his career at the top level alive. Hrgovic (17-1, 14 KOs) announced himself to the boxing world with a decision win over the China's big-punching Zhang in August 2022. He was mandatory challenger for the IBF title but ultimately lost that position to Dubois, suffering his first career defeat on the Queensberry vs. Matchroom 5 vs. 5 card this past June. Elsewhere on the card, David Adeleye (13-1, 12 KOs) and Jeamie "TKV" Tshikeva (8-1, 5 KOs) collide for the vacant British heavyweight title that was recently relinquished by Fabio Wardley. Joyce vs. Hrgovic prelims begin at 11:10 a.m. ET and stream live on Uncrowned below. The main card starts at 2 p.m. ET on DAZN, and the main event ring walks are expected at 5 p.m. ET. Follow all of the action with Uncrowned's live results and play-by-play of the main card below. Heavyweight: Joe Joyce vs. Filip Hrgovic Heavyweight: David Adeleye vs. Jeamie "TKV" Tshikeva Super lightweight: Jack Rafferty vs. Cory O'Regan Heavyweight: Delicious Orie vs. Milos Veletic Super lightweight: Khaleel Majid vs. Alex Murphy (Post-main event): Juergen Uldedaj vs. Gerardo Mellado Featherweight: Royston Barney-Smith vs. Cesar Ignacio Paredes Super lightweight: Mark Chamberlain def. Miguel Angel Scaringi via PTS (80-72) Welterweight: Nelson Birchall def. Rodrigo Matias Areco via 1st-round TKO | Watch finish Light heavyweight: Ramtin Musah def. Robbie Chapman via PTS (40-36) Super bantamweight: Louis Szeto def. Nabil Ahmed via PTS (38-37) Featherweight: Alfie Middlemiss def. Alexander Morales via PTS (40-36) .@sugarboyroy just 𝙤𝙤𝙯𝙚𝙨 class 😮💨#HeavyImpact | Tonight | Live on @DAZNBoxing — Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) April 5, 2025 Royston Barney-Smith (13-0, 7 KOs) faces Cesar Ignacio Paredes (18-16-1, 5 KOs) over eight rounds at super featherweight. Mark Chamberlain returns to winning ways with a dominant points victory (80-72) over Miguel Angel Scaringi in their eight-round super lightweight bout. The @markyboy118 experience is proving all too much for Scaringi 📈 #HeavyImpact | Tonight | Live on @DAZNBoxing — Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) April 5, 2025 That @markyboy118 left hand had him wobbled 👀📺 Watch the prelims now: | Today | Live on DAZN — DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) April 5, 2025 👀 @deliciousboxing scouts out the arena he is set to go to battle in with his debut just hours away 🔜👀#HeavyImpact | Tonight | Live on @DAZNBoxing — Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) April 5, 2025 Tonight we pay tribute to hall of fame boxing journalist, Colin Hart ❤️#HeavyImpact | @DAZNBoxing — Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) April 5, 2025 Mark Chamberlain (16-1, 12 KOs) fights for the first time since his upset loss to Josh Padley this past September. Chamberlain faces Miguel Angel Scaringi (8-4, 3 KOs) over eight rounds at super lightweight. Done in 𝗢𝗡𝗘! 💥Nelson Birchall delivers the perfect finish and winning dance 🕺😅#HeavyImpact | Tonight | Live on @DAZNBoxing — Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) April 5, 2025 Nelson Birchall (7-0, 4 KOs) looks to move to 8-0 as he takes on Argentina's Rodrigo Matias Areco (5-13-2) over six rounds at featherweight. Ramtin Musah defeats Robbie Chapman on his professional boxing debut with a shutout points decision (40-36) in their four-round light heavyweight contest. Referee Steve Gray scored the contest. Ramtin Musah's coming into his 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒗𝒆 here in the third 🕺#HeavyImpact | Tonight | Live on @DAZNBoxing — Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) April 5, 2025 The highly-anticipated debut of 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨 is here and he's soaking in every moment 🙌#HeavyImpact | Tonight | Live on @DAZNBoxing — Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) April 5, 2025 Ramtin Musah makes his professional boxing debut against Robbie Chapman (13-48-9, 2 KOs) in a four-round middleweight contest. Louis Szeto defeats Nabil Ahmed with a four-round points decision win (38-37) in their bantamweight bout. We have a 𝙁𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 on our hands 😮Both Louis Szeto and Nabil Ahmed are going at each other here in the third 🔥#HeavyImpact | Tonight | Live on @DAZNBoxing — Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) April 5, 2025 Journeyman Nabil Ahmed dropped Louis Szeto in round 2 of Szeto's professional debut. It was a countering right-hand that got through and Szeto is at risk of being upset in his first pro fight! Louis Szeto makes his professional debut against journeyman boxer Nabil Ahmed (2-40-3) over four rounds at bantamweight. Referee Darren Sarginson is the third man in the ring and will score tonight's contest. Alfie Middlemiss takes a 40-36 points decision win over Alexander Morales to move to 3-0 in their four-round featherweight fight. Referee Steve Gray scored the contest. I oficjalnie: Fabio Wardley - Jarrell Miller o pas WBA Interim wagi ciężkiej 7 czerwca w Ipswich. — Michał Koper (@MichalKoperBoks) April 5, 2025 June 7th | Portman road 🔵⚪️Wardley vs Miller for interim WBA World Heavyweight Championship 🏆 #RunningTowardsAdversity — Fabio Wardley (@FabioWardley) April 5, 2025 Jamie Moore-trained Mancunian featherweight prospect Alfie Middlemiss (2-0) makes his third professional appearance against Alexander Morales (6-11-5, 2 KOs) .@sugarboyroy just 𝙤𝙤𝙯𝙚𝙨 class 😮💨#HeavyImpact | Tonight | Live on @DAZNBoxing — Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) April 5, 2025 Royston Barney-Smith (13-0, 7 KOs) faces Cesar Ignacio Paredes (18-16-1, 5 KOs) over eight rounds at super featherweight. Mark Chamberlain returns to winning ways with a dominant points victory (80-72) over Miguel Angel Scaringi in their eight-round super lightweight bout. The @markyboy118 experience is proving all too much for Scaringi 📈 #HeavyImpact | Tonight | Live on @DAZNBoxing — Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) April 5, 2025 That @markyboy118 left hand had him wobbled 👀📺 Watch the prelims now: | Today | Live on DAZN — DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) April 5, 2025 👀 @deliciousboxing scouts out the arena he is set to go to battle in with his debut just hours away 🔜👀#HeavyImpact | Tonight | Live on @DAZNBoxing — Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) April 5, 2025 Tonight we pay tribute to hall of fame boxing journalist, Colin Hart ❤️#HeavyImpact | @DAZNBoxing — Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) April 5, 2025 Mark Chamberlain (16-1, 12 KOs) fights for the first time since his upset loss to Josh Padley this past September. Chamberlain faces Miguel Angel Scaringi (8-4, 3 KOs) over eight rounds at super lightweight. Done in 𝗢𝗡𝗘! 💥Nelson Birchall delivers the perfect finish and winning dance 🕺😅#HeavyImpact | Tonight | Live on @DAZNBoxing — Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) April 5, 2025 Nelson Birchall (7-0, 4 KOs) looks to move to 8-0 as he takes on Argentina's Rodrigo Matias Areco (5-13-2) over six rounds at featherweight. Ramtin Musah defeats Robbie Chapman on his professional boxing debut with a shutout points decision (40-36) in their four-round light heavyweight contest. Referee Steve Gray scored the contest. Ramtin Musah's coming into his 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒗𝒆 here in the third 🕺#HeavyImpact | Tonight | Live on @DAZNBoxing — Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) April 5, 2025 The highly-anticipated debut of 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨 is here and he's soaking in every moment 🙌#HeavyImpact | Tonight | Live on @DAZNBoxing — Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) April 5, 2025 Ramtin Musah makes his professional boxing debut against Robbie Chapman (13-48-9, 2 KOs) in a four-round middleweight contest. Louis Szeto defeats Nabil Ahmed with a four-round points decision win (38-37) in their bantamweight bout. We have a 𝙁𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 on our hands 😮Both Louis Szeto and Nabil Ahmed are going at each other here in the third 🔥#HeavyImpact | Tonight | Live on @DAZNBoxing — Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) April 5, 2025 Journeyman Nabil Ahmed dropped Louis Szeto in round 2 of Szeto's professional debut. It was a countering right-hand that got through and Szeto is at risk of being upset in his first pro fight! Louis Szeto makes his professional debut against journeyman boxer Nabil Ahmed (2-40-3) over four rounds at bantamweight. Referee Darren Sarginson is the third man in the ring and will score tonight's contest. Alfie Middlemiss takes a 40-36 points decision win over Alexander Morales to move to 3-0 in their four-round featherweight fight. Referee Steve Gray scored the contest. I oficjalnie: Fabio Wardley - Jarrell Miller o pas WBA Interim wagi ciężkiej 7 czerwca w Ipswich. — Michał Koper (@MichalKoperBoks) April 5, 2025 June 7th | Portman road 🔵⚪️Wardley vs Miller for interim WBA World Heavyweight Championship 🏆 #RunningTowardsAdversity — Fabio Wardley (@FabioWardley) April 5, 2025 Jamie Moore-trained Mancunian featherweight prospect Alfie Middlemiss (2-0) makes his third professional appearance against Alexander Morales (6-11-5, 2 KOs)
Yahoo
05-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Joe Joyce vs. Filip Hrgovic live results, round-by-round updates, ring walks for major heavyweight fight
Joe Joyce and Filip Hrgovic face off at the Co-op Live arena in Manchester, England. (Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images) (Martin Rickett - PA Images via Getty Images) Uncrowned has Joe Joyce vs. Filip Hrgovic live results, round-by-round updates, highlights, ring walks and start time for the Joyce vs. Hrgovic fight card on Saturday afternoon at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England. Joyce and Hrgovic, two veteran contenders coming off defeats, clash in a must-win fight to remain at the world level in the heavyweight division. Advertisement Joyce (16-3, 15 KOs), a 2016 Olympic silver medalist, managed wins over Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker in a stellar run to start his professional career until Zhilei Zhang toppled him in back-to-back inside-the-distance defeats in 2023. "The Juggernaut" rebounded with a late stoppage of Kash Ali in March 2024, but fell short again to Derek Chisora in the fight after in a significant upset. Joyce, 39, now enters into another high-stakes heavyweight clash with Hrgovic knowing he needs a win to keep his career at the top level alive. Hrgovic (17-1, 14 KOs) announced himself to the boxing world with a decision win over the China's big-punching Zhang in August 2022. He was mandatory challenger for the IBF title but ultimately lost that position to Dubois, suffering his first career defeat on the Queensberry vs. Matchroom 5 vs. 5 card this past June. Advertisement Elsewhere on the card, David Adeleye (13-1, 12 KOs) and Jeamie "TKV" Tshikeva (8-1, 5 KOs) collide for the vacant British heavyweight title that was recently relinquished by Fabio Wardley. Joyce vs. Hrgovic prelims begin at 11:10 a.m. ET and stream live on Uncrowned below. The main card starts at 2 p.m. ET on DAZN, and the main event ring walks are expected at 5 p.m. ET. Follow all of the action with Uncrowned's live results and play-by-play of the main card below. Main card (2 p.m. ET, DAZN) Heavyweight: Joe Joyce vs. Filip Hrgovic Heavyweight: David Adeleye vs. Jeamie "TKV" Tshikeva Advertisement Super lightweight: Jack Rafferty vs. Cory O'Regan Heavyweight: Delicious Orie vs. Milos Veletic Super lightweight: Khaleel Majid vs. Alex Murphy (Post-main event): Juergen Uldedaj vs. Gerardo Mellado Prelims (11:10 a.m. ET, Watch via Uncrowned) Featherweight: Royston Barney-Smith vs. Cesar Ignacio Paredes Super lightweight: Mark Chamberlain vs. Miguel Angel Scaringi Welterweight: Nelson Birchall vs. Rodrigo Matias Areco Light heavyweight: Ramtin Musah vs. Robbie Chapman Super bantamweight: Louis Szeto def. Nabil Ahmed via PTS (38-37) Featherweight: Alfie Middlemiss def. Alexander Morales via PTS (40-36)
