Following Dillian Whyte withdrawing from his scheduled April 5 struggle in opposition to Joe Joyce as a consequence of a hand harm, Filip Hrgovic will step in because the alternative opponent for Joyce as confirmed by Queensberry promoter Frank Warren.
“It’s a tricky struggle for each of them,” Warren advised Ring Journal. “It’s precisely the identical because the struggle he had earlier than, Joe, in opposition to 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 seeking 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 robust struggle for Joyce, he must earn a win over a reputable opponent if he really desires to get sufficient momentum to propel him in direction of a world title struggle.
