As soon as-beaten heavyweight contender Filip Hrgovic, now skilled by Abel Sanchez, may combat one among two Frank Warren-promoted fighters subsequent – both Dillian Whyte or Moses Itauma. As per a information story from The Ring, Warren and Queensbury have an choice of Hrgovic’s present deal, and Warren mentioned he could take a look at placing Hrgovic in with both red-hot undefeated prospect Itauma, or veteran slugger Whyte.
Hrgovic pounded out a ten spherical unanimous choice over a still-game however previous his finest Joe Joyce on the weekend, the win seeing the Croatian bounce again from his bloody stoppage loss to Daniel Dubois (who in fact Joyce holds a stoppage win over, go determine!).
And although Hrgovic referred to as for a “revenge” combat with Dubois, it appears extra doubtless he will probably be put in with both Whyte (who was initially set to combat Joyce in Saturday, earlier than he suffered a nasty hand harm in coaching camp) or Itauma.
Hrgovic, who Sanchez mentioned will doubtless be again in motion come September, has loads of expertise, and he may give Itauma the large check the thrilling and gifted 20 12 months previous wants. Hrgovic would very presumably cease Whyte, at the very least in my view; Whyte not having appeared good in a very long time.
At age 32, Hrgovic nonetheless has time on his facet, and although he didn’t precisely look nice in opposition to a gradual and ponderous, but additionally robust and sturdy foe in Joyce, “El Animal” might be round for a while to come back.
Who wins and the way if Hrgovic, 18-1(14) does combat Itauma subsequent, or Whyte?
As for Joyce, 16-4(15), he has formally acknowledged that he is not going to be retiring any time quickly. “Everybody will get behind an announcement, like, ‘oh, his chin’ or I’ve bought CTE, all this crap,” Joyce advised The Stomping Floor. “I’ve nonetheless bought my wits about me, I nonetheless get pleasure from myself and there’s loads of good fights on the market.”
So Joyce is decided to hold on combating, and as such we’ll wait and see if Warren, who has mentioned Joyce ought to cling up the gloves, will proceed to advertise him. As to who Joyce will probably be matched with subsequent, properly, who is aware of? Joyce as we all know, has received simply one among his final 5 fights
