{"id":27356,"date":"2025-03-13T17:44:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T17:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/joyce-vs-hrgovic-croatian-heavyweight-steps-in-as-replacement-opponent\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:44:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T17:44:38","slug":"joyce-vs-hrgovic-croatian-heavyweight-steps-in-as-replacement-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/joyce-vs-hrgovic-croatian-heavyweight-steps-in-as-replacement-opponent\/","title":{"rendered":"Joyce vs Hrgovic: Croatian heavyweight steps in as replacement opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"


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British heavyweight Joe Joyce will face replacement opponent Filip Hrgovic on 5 April at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena. <\/b><\/p>\n

Joyce, 39, was originally scheduled to fight Dillian Whyte before the Londoner withdrew<\/a> because of an injured hand.<\/p>\n

Croatian Hrgovic, 32, suffered a first career defeat in 18 bouts against Daniel Dubois in June. <\/p>\n

“It’s a tough fight for both of them,” promoter Frank Warren told Ring Magazine. <\/p>\n

“It’s exactly the same fight Joe had against Dillian. The winner goes on and the loser is going to have to think about what he does.”<\/p>\n

Both men competed in the super-heavyweight category at the 2012 Olympics, with Joyce winning silver in London and Hrgovic claiming bronze. <\/p>\n

Joyce, who beat Hrgovic when they were amateurs in 2013, is at a crossroads in his career. He was stopped twice by Zhilei Zhang in 2023 before losing to Derek Chisora in his last outing last July.<\/p>\n

Former cruiserweight world champion Lawrence Okolie has been ruled out of his fight with Richard Riakporhe at heavyweight after suffering an injury in training. <\/p>\n

Warren said he is unsure whether Riakporhe – who has also stepped up from cruiserweight – will remain on the card, while undefeated heavyweight prospect Moses Itauma, 20, has been added to the event. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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