Following Dillian Whyte withdrawing from his scheduled April 5 battle towards Joe Joyce because of a hand damage, Filip Hrgovic will step in because the alternative opponent for Joyce as confirmed by Queensberry promoter Frank Warren.
“It’s a troublesome battle for each of them,” Warren instructed Ring Journal. “It’s precisely the identical because the battle he had earlier than, Joe, towards Dillian. The winner goes on, the loser goes to have to consider what he does.”
Hrgovic is most not too long ago coming off a stoppage loss to Daniel Dubois final June and is trying to rebound to get himself again within the combine, the identical as Joyce who most not too long ago misplaced a unanimous resolution to Derek Chisora final July.
Warren would add that whereas this can be a powerful battle for Joyce, he must earn a win over a reputable opponent if he really needs to get sufficient momentum to propel him in the direction of a world title battle.
